Consider lighter-weight alternatives like canvas and Cordura.    From Wordnik.com.  [How To Buy & Sell just about Everything] Reference

Registrations submitted on lighter-weight paper were discarded.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bush��s Way of Earning Political Capital] Reference

Ruby got up on his toes -- some kind of lighter-weight boxer's stance.    From Wordnik.com.  [American Tabloid]

Narrower, lighter-weight models are for gentler terrain and for use on groomed trails.    From Wordnik.com.  [How To Buy & Sell just about Everything] Reference

In the end, the drape was worse than anything else I owned made in lighter-weight fabrics.    From Wordnik.com.  [Male Privilege Checklist: Clothing-Related Issues] Reference

I like to wear jackets that range from knee-length coats to shorter, lighter-weight jackets.    From Wordnik.com.  [Animated Style] Reference

In it, Hitch endorsed the idea of the lighter-weight automatic rifle with smaller ammunition.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Gun] Reference

Apple calls it a unibody, and claims it leads to a thinner, lighter-weight and sturdier notebook.    From Wordnik.com.  [Apple launches new MacBooks] Reference

Instead, a lighter-weight, more streamlined approach may prove to be a more relevant data format.    From Wordnik.com.  [Is Memcached a Good or Bad Sign for MySQL?] Reference

Portable, lighter-weight external drives are a possible alternative, but have their own drawbacks.    From Wordnik.com.  [Crash Insurance] Reference

The company, in fact, is introducing new lighter-weight, more comfortable active-shutter 3D glasses.    From Wordnik.com.  [CES 2011: Panasonic focused on 3D TV, expanding Web-based content] Reference

When the Regency talks about muslin what they mean is a lighter-weight fabric than our quilting muslins.    From Wordnik.com.  [Choosing the dress and materials] Reference

I could also (again for next time) use a slightly lighter-weight fabric (this denim is just a bit too heavy).    From Wordnik.com.  [October 2008] Reference

I find that a single-strand produces a much lighter-weight mitten, that hugs my wrists better, and more gently.    From Wordnik.com.  [Polka Dot Cottage: Loom-knitted fingerless mitts] Reference

In its favor are the new lighter-weight, more comfortable active-shutter 3D glasses the company introduced this week.    From Wordnik.com.  [CES 2011: 3D gets simpler, cheaper, and surprisingly innovative] Reference

And reducing weight in one vehicle part can cut weigh elsewhere by allowing the use of lighter-weight supporting parts.    From Wordnik.com.  [Technology That Breaks the Car Industry Mold] Reference

The netbook would allow more flexible use than the Neo, but would still be lighter-weight and cheaper than full laptops.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2009-01-04] Reference

Clutching my cloak around me tighter, I was glad that I had not been successful in arguing for the lighter-weight overwear.    From Wordnik.com.  [Timegod's World]

For backcountry travel and deep snow where weight matters, look for lighter-weight skis at least 70 mm wide under the foot.    From Wordnik.com.  [How To Buy & Sell just about Everything] Reference

Some higher-end strollers are made with high-grade, lighter-weight aluminum, which make them easier to lift in and out of a car.    From Wordnik.com.  [Why does one stroller cost $100 and another $750?] Reference

Once washed, shaved, and dried off, Dorrin pulls on his lighter-weight brown shirt and trousers, then his boots, and combs his hair.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Magic Engineer]

They're made in lighter-weight fabrics, often with a bit of stretch, and jackets are fitted, with higher armholes and skinnier lapels.    From Wordnik.com.  [Difference Between New, Old Pantsuits] Reference

Jondalar screamed, but he was jerked around again as the suddenly released and lighter-weight boat started rotating and crashing into the poles.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Plains of Passage]

An lighter-weight digital photo viewing and management application.    From Wordnik.com.  [KDE UserBase - Recent changes [en]]

An lighter-weight digital photo viewing and management application.    From Wordnik.com.  [KDE UserBase - Recent changes [en]]

Slimming Effect of a Nice Track Suit sports roadster in lighter-weight trim.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Toyota Celebrates 10 Years of Prius] Reference

BBEdit, but TextWrangler serves as BBEdit's free, lighter-weight younger sibling.    From Wordnik.com.  [Macworld] Reference

It's supposed to be lighter-weight than 2.1, and yet they refuse to let the Hero update!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Engadget Mobile] Reference

Dim weight calculations more precisely reflect what it costs a carrier to ship an oversize, lighter-weight package.    From Wordnik.com.  [Multichannel Merchant Most Recent] Reference

We expect our app to run as a C# WPF desktop app and also as a lighter-weight web implementation running as an XBAP.    From Wordnik.com.  [jobs.joelonsoftware.com] Reference

It would certainly allow for possibly lighter-weight HEAD requests in determining the alternative URL for a given URL.    From Wordnik.com.  [0xDECAFBAD] Reference

These lighter-weight actions mean people will make more connections across the site, including with your branded Facebook Pages.    From Wordnik.com.  [ClickZ News] Reference

If you're looking to automate multiple calls through a script or create map mashups, Tiny Geo-coder has an even lighter-weight API.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lifehacker] Reference

Kurt claims that its new lighter-weight building-block modules add high density and versatility to most horizontal machining centres.    From Wordnik.com.  [Manufacturingtalk - manufacturing industry news] Reference

A lot of the poundage will come out of the chassis, through the use of lighter-weight structural materials and new bonding techniques.    From Wordnik.com.  [Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com] Reference