Sentence examples for are not lightly from inspiring English sources

Such things are not lightly overturned.

These superstitions are not lightly held.

Unlike, say, the innocent, easy to enjoy chenin blancs of Vouvray, Savennieres are not lightly likable.

However, when the systems under study are not lightly damped, so that there are significant cross-damping terms in the governing equations, when there are closely spaced natural frequencies or when non-linearities exist, then the modal approach is extremely limited.

"In those days dress was much more ceremonious and jackets were not lightly discarded".

This conclusion, unwelcome to dovish policy makers at Foggy Bottom, was not lightly arrived at.

So it's not lightly -- or unreasonable -- to invoke the plantation mentality to describe the National Football League.

The ratings are not assigned lightly.

"These decisions are not taken lightly.

Such comments are not taken lightly here.

He says war decisions are not taken lightly.