light-hearted

• “This time there was less of the light-hearted banter that had marked earlier appearances: this was a serious President Obama answering questions about the deaths of Osama bin Laden, Anwar al-Awlaki and Muammar Gaddafi.”

  The Guardian: Occupy Wall Street protests the result of 'frustration,' Obama tells Jay Leno

• “A second, more light-hearted book followed, about post-Soviet Russia’s illegal caviar trade, once I’d got homesick for London and moved back to writer leaders on foreign affairs for The Times.”

  Vanora Bennett biography

• “The trailers gave me the impression it would be a light-hearted superhero spoof.”

  "I see the walls, and see them fall."

• “Good, light-hearted fun about a depressing response to a depressing subject.”

  Discourse.net: DNC Having Some Fun

• “The most striking thing about Weingarten's adaptation of the Bill of Rights isn't the rhyme scheme or meter: it's the extent to which his light-hearted cover version reflects an appreciation of the Bill's true purpose that seems to far exceed that of the ruling elite in this country including, sadly, the Supreme Court itself.”

  The Huffington Post: Bob McNamara: Gene Weingarten Revives America's Civic Religion

• “Some of the president's remarks were intentionally light-hearted, and others perhaps not so..”

  The Washington Post: President Obama talks about the influence of art and words

• “The ASA said the ad, which was accused of being offensive to blind people and encouraging animal cruelty, was "surreal and light-hearted".”

  The Guardian: Paddy Power advert gains most complaints in 2010

• “We concluded the ad took a light-hearted and comical approach to its portrayal of 'traditional' gender stereotypes, and was unlikely to cause serious or widespread offence.”

  The Guardian: Paddy Power advert gains most complaints in 2010

• “We felt the ad was surreal and light-hearted in tone and was unlikely to encourage or condone cruelty to animals or cause serious or widespread offence.”

  The Guardian: Paddy Power advert gains most complaints in 2010

• “And the birth certificate was clearly the key punchline for the evening, which typically offers the president a chance to show off his humorous side and a town consumed by politics and partisanship to enjoy a light-hearted affair.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Obama Mocks Trump's Presidential Ambitions

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