Sentence examples for Relatively weighty from inspiring English sources

But I am also a design snob, and if I'm going to consider grounding my gorgeous but relatively weighty T. Anthony pieces for what's widely considered some of the lightest luggage around — polycarbonate plastic — it had better look good.

At least your report on Beck is about a relatively weighty figure, as opposed to last weeks BBC coverage of that hillbilly pastor and his 50-strong congregation.

In cases in which the reasons for an action are dwarfed by the considerations against it, it is usual to report that there is no reason for the action at all; 'there is a reason to do A' typically communicates that there is a relatively weighty reason to do A. Whether or not agents have desire-based reasons in these circumstances remains a contested issue.

I stood only to raise my own firearm, a relatively weighty toy-like gun.

And some measures are decidedly less weighty, involving relatively minor language changes in state constitutions that nonetheless require voter approval.

There's a widespread, if usually unspoken, belief that art is just a frill in human life – relatively unimportant compared with the weighty stuff of science.

Anbang Insurance is a relatively minor player in China's insurance market, but it has weighty connections to what Chinese call "second-generation reds," rich and powerful descendants of China's former leaders.

Branding Blue Nile as a quality jewelry line convinced customers to buy engagement rings online and for a relatively low price — an impressive achievement at the time, given how weighty a purchase it is.

Ms. De Keersmaeker used a relatively light and fleet recording by the Quatuor Debussy, compared with Ms. Marin's weightier version from the Quartetto Italiano.

Its prosecutors happily zap suspects with a relatively minor offence and then hold them until they have enough evidence to bring a weightier charge.

With so much weighty matter before him, the White House chose to use the event to highlight, of all things, some relatively narrow housing policy actions: a recent settlement with banks that will help some veterans recoup their losses on mortgage foreclosures, and a tweak to the refinancing charges on some federally insured loans.