1. They were light-hearted and prepared to enjoy life.

2. He's adopted a remarkably light-hearted attitude towards the situation.

3. I found her in a light-hearted mood.

4. It was a fairly light-hearted discussion.

5. The coming of spring often induces light-hearted foolishness in many people.

6. There have been many attempts, both light-hearted and serious, to locate the Loch Ness Monster.

7. She felt light-hearted and optimistic.

8. Not exactly the stuff of light-hearted comedy.

9. This light-hearted banter was amusing, but she mustn't let it get out of hand.

10. He is not so light-hearted now as he used to be - too much responsibility.

11. His light-hearted and friendly manner enabled him to put over a very strong sales pitch without a hint of strain.

12. His flashes of light-hearted humour were commonly tinged with an awesome critical irony.

13. The light-hearted way in which the author has approached this book should take some of the hard work out of trying to lose weight.

14. The film takes a light-hearted look at life in prison.

15. We always try to keep our newsletter light-hearted, so that people will enjoy it.

16. The future doesn't belong to the light-hearted. It belongs to the brave. Ronald Reagan 

17. Sometimes this is within a light-hearted context, a move from jesting about love to declaring a more serious passion.

18. At first she treated his request in a light-hearted way and broke into a fit of giggles.

19. The light-hearted tone of Elaine Blond characterised Bloomsbury House policy of not taking minor problems too seriously.

20. The song was written in a light-hearted jocular way.

21. I tried to be light-hearted.

22. It would be wrong to try to read too much into such a light-hearted production.

23. It was an uneasy switch from the difficulties of homeowners to a light-hearted story about hard-up baboons staging hold-ups of passing cars.

24. He was doing nothing more dreadful than lingering,[] making light-hearted conversation and monopolizing Linda's attention.

25. Mayor Susan Golding introduced the 52-year-old career public servant in a light-hearted afternoon news conference at City Hall.

26. They are centres of friendship where relationships which are light-hearted combine with the serious business of running a school on corporate lines.

27. He was surprised at how grown up Anne suddenly appeared although she was still as light-hearted as ever.

28. Cornelia Park in the Stanford Shopping Center is a light-hearted store overflowing with eye-popping tableware, wildly painted dining furniture and glassware.

29. The only thing we re sure is that when we put on a pair of sneakers, we feel light-hearted, light-footed and ready to play.

30. The struggle toward the overman is often symbolically represented as climbing a mountain, and the light-hearted free spirit of the overman is often represented through laughter and dance.

1. They were light-hearted and prepared to enjoy life.

31. There is something in the subtle, light-hearted humour that carries a trace of subversiveness.

32. Leith, who hopes her brainchild will be taken in the light-hearted manner she intended, had the idea of producing a Valentine's Day sick bag but then turned her attention to the wedding.

33. On the surface, the comments made by these men about women's abilities seem light-hearted. This apparent lightheartedness does not conceal the real contempt that many men feel for women.

34. My address will follow the classical sonata form of commencement addresses. The first movement, just presented, were light-hearted remarks.