Sentence examples for merely light from inspiring English sources

But Brown's choreography is not merely light and airy; there is frequently a sense of attack, though such movements seem to have impulses rooted deep within the body; the result is a fullness, a roundness, even with a sharp motion.

It began in slightly subdued fashion first thing, with merely light boos greeting the first mention of Amir's name over the public address system after Misbah, having seen his run of seven victories at the toss come to an end, threw his spearhead the new ball.

The philosopher Wang Chong argued against the 'radiating influence' theory of Jing Fang's writing in the 1st century BC and that of Zhang Heng (78 139); the latter two correctly hypothesized that the brightness of the Moon was merely light reflected from the Sun.

The Colonel, though he surely disapproves, merely lights his pipe, then picks up some papers from the table beside him, shuffles through them.

Now that the celebratory haze has settled, state officials and marijuana advocates on Monday began sifting through the thorny regulatory questions that go beyond merely lighting up.

Just the texture alone of the housemade cooked pastas tells you it is as close as you'll find to the real thing in Italy--not merely al dente but light, with the right chewiness and the proper amount of sauce.

Trees do not merely capture light as energy, they also provide us with cleaner air.

For criminals, that is merely a light tax on the profits from the rest.

Makeup was merely a light touch of concealer and contour in Sculpt or Shadowy with brown or black mascara on brows.

His lawyers said the sentence was too harsh but a human rights group, Suaram, called it "merely a light slap on his wrist".

While the Russian doctor had merely shone light on the skin, doctors pioneering the treatment in Britain were able to put optical fibres into the arm to activate the light-sensitive drug.