Sentence examples for lightweight affair from inspiring English sources

My black bag is plastic, too, a flimsy, lightweight affair with none of the pachyderm heft and dignity of my father's.

Mr. Ekman's "Tuplet" is a fairly lightweight affair, but it shows his talent for dry humor as its six dancers move through undulating, snaking, collapsing movements with jerky precision, to a score that is partly made up of their voices and the percussive effects of their bodies.

But after Bernetsyan's camp determined he was not quite ready yet, Tolmajyan was instead tabbed to take on Juan Suazo (7-4-2, 5 KOs) in a six-round lightweight affair.

Gala concerts to open a season tend to be lightweight affairs, much like the first half of Wednesday night's concert at Avery Fisher Hall, which inaugurated Lincoln Center's "Great Performers" series, broadcast live on public television and radio.

But Cameron was fortunate to find in Sarkozy a man who, like him, was a relative lightweight in international affairs keen to make his mark as a matter of principle as well as politics.

The Socialist candidate in next year's presidential election tried to dispel a reputation as a lightweight, especially on foreign affairs, by heading to the toughest region on the planet.How did she do?

A Private's Affair (1959) was another lightweight product, a service comedy starring Sal Mineo and Barbara Eden.

Kicking off the main card, lightweights James Krause and Jamie Varner fought a short-lived affair, halted after the first round when referee Jason Herzog determined Varner was unable to continue due to a leg break.

It's described as a "heady mix" of consumer affairs, news, "highbrow interviews and lightweight froth".

Lightweights Pettis and Alvarez will square off in a pivotal affair that may likely determine the next challenger for the 155-pound belt.

The featured prelim on the Fox Sports 1 undercard (8 P.M. EST, FS1), former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar takes on heavy handed Jeremy Stephens in a featherweight affair.