Even critics admit that the projects can inject a welcome note of whimsy into city life.

Touches such as the handwritten welcome note and chocolate truffle scored highly too.

Also there were welcome notes to new residents who were named.

Green apples add a welcome note of acidity and crispness.

These struck a welcome note of unironic cool amid the fashion orthodoxy.

And there is a welcome note of scholarly humility that surfaces from time to time.

But there's no question that this is good, serious food, turned out with energy, style and a welcome note of whimsy.

Ms. Kenny brought a welcome note of savagery to the evening.

I would also like to congratulate the Commission on a welcome note of realism in this year's annual economic report.

Its cautiously optimistic conclusion also strikes a welcome note without falling into sentimentality.