Sentence examples for strike lightly from inspiring English sources

"We know that they did not take the decision to begin a hunger strike lightly, and we want them to know we will do everything we can to support them and get them home soon".

We did not make the decision to strike lightly.

State Department briefings provided to Secretary Shultz pointed out that, the Contras "continued to strike lightly defended infrastructure targets, blowing up electrical towers" and that their "tactics of striking at economic and infrastructure targets have worsened Nicaragua's economic situation".

The subsequent response to changing load and the small vibrations executed when the strip is struck lightly are characteristic of the new unsymmetrical shape.

Toward the end, he initiated a call-and-response with the audience, mugging and pointing each time the crowd hollered out the descending refrain, "Red shoes!" He struck lightly mocking rock-star poses.

Take your chisel and begin to tap lightly around the strike with a hammer.

When it is time to drop the enforcement hammer, the safety agency can strike only lightly.

These workers do not vote for strike action lightly and have not done so for 20 years.

Teachers do not take strike action lightly but when the profession is being torn apart by a government whose reforms have little to do with standards, or evidence, then the time to sit back has to end".

"We know health workers don't take strike action lightly or often.

Mr Courtney said "teachers do not take strike action lightly" and he "wholeheartedly apologised" for disruption to parents.