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EyeSeeYou Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Light-handed - Examples?

What are some of the most common examples containing this adjective?

I came across this sentence a while back: "a light-handed government policy". Meaning superficial, not well-thought out?

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EyeSeeYou Meaning superficial, not well-thought out? No. It means that the policy wasn't oppressive; it was the opposite of heavy-handed.

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  • EyeSeeYou Meaning superficial, not well-thought out?
  • No.
  • It means that the policy wasn't oppressive; it was the opposite of heavy-handed.
  • com/search/heavy-handed As to common uses, I'm not sure it's used enough to have anything that qualifies as a common use.
  • "heavy-handed" is much more commonly used.
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EyeSeeYouMeaning superficial, not well-thought out?
No. It means that the policy wasn't oppressive; it was the opposite of heavy-handed.

See definition number one here:
http://www.learnersdictionary.com/search/heavy-handed

As to common uses,
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EyeSeeYoua light-handed government policy
light-handed ~ lenient, not strict

Examples:

Light-handed regulation allows the firm discretion in how it meets regulatory targets - regulation that is not intrusive, in contrast to command and control or even cost of service regulation.

Australia has been experimenting with light-handed reg
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