Sentence examples for lightly compared from inspiring English sources

But the irony is that they get off lightly compared to everyone else.

For all the vilification, though, Samuels got off relatively lightly compared with other lawyers who have acted for controversial clients.

Worryingly, even colonies given the high dose may have got off lightly compared with their wild brethren.

However you tot up the profit margins, Google seems to have emerged remarkably lightly compared to "ordinary" taxpayers.

"I think to myself, I've got off lightly, compared to human rights defenders in Russia, Iran or Uganda, I'm very lucky.

In fact, though most Americans feel that they pay too much in taxes, they get off quite lightly compared with the citizens of other advanced countries.

Leonardo and Barocci got off lightly, though, compared with suicidal peers.

But they have remained lightly equipped compared with the government's conventional military, and have been prone to shortages.

Indeed, to the public, the perception is that the City has got away lightly, especially compared with what happened to those blamed for the 1978-79 winter of discontent.

For higher rate taxpayers, the buy-to-let option is also lightly taxed compared to income tax (40% versus 28% for capital gains tax).

Last week Hughes had flown over the reefs between Mackay and Townsville, which he said were "only very lightly bleached compared to reefs further north".