Sentence examples for a little lighter than expected from inspiring English sources

"The agreement itself was a little lighter than expected," said Mitch Schlesinger, managing director at FBB Capital.

"Revenue was a little lighter than expected, even though earnings beat and they had a strong industrial business," said Cort Gwon, chief strategist at HudsonView Capital Management in New York.

"We had folks 24/7 over the weekend dealing with what we thought was going to be tremendous demand, but it was a little lighter than we expected in terms of rebooking for the next couple of days, and as of this morning we're seeing normal call activity," Mr. Steiner said.

It was a little lighter than people had expected".

Pick it up and it feels much lighter than you'd expect from looking at it, and is a little lighter than the original iPad with its 9.7-inch, lower-resolution screen.

Other correspondents will be contributing this week, but blogging may be a little lighter than normal.

"The kickoff week's a little lighter than normal," says Chuck Hill, research director of Thomson Financial/First Call.

Go a little lighter than your natural color if you can't find a matching shade.

Just try something that's possibly a little lighter than your foundation.

If you aren't sure, go a little lighter than you're sure of.

I applied the foundation with my fingers for better blending and found that it had a silky texture; however, it was a little heavier than expected, but it was still extremely light weight for a full coverage product.