Sentence examples for great concourse from inspiring English sources

At the Congress of Erfurt (September October 1808), a conference with Alexander I, Napoleon assembled a great concourse of princes to impress the Russian emperor in an attempt to extract promises of help.

As his account of the guests makes clear, this is a staid entertainment at which no self-respecting Bright Young Person would be seen dead: "a great concourse of pious and respectable people... people who had represented their country in foreign places and sent their sons to die for her in battle, people of decent and temperate life......

A report in the BCM in 1889 observed that Gossip suffered from great nervousness that prevented him from fully displaying his abilities at chess tournaments, where he had to stop his ears "to keep out the low hum inseparable from a large concourse of people".

And Continental Arena, with wider concourses, greater fan comforts and more revenue sources, would still look like the pedestrian structure it has always been.

The great baths, Agrippa's grand concourse in the Campus Martius, the circuses, and the Colosseum all drew the populace away to other centres of activity.

The area between the rear of the Great Western Hotel and the concourse is traditionally called The Lawn.

And there's a special place in hell for the people that decide that the middle of the concourse is a great place to stand in place, contemplating what condiment to smear on the giant pretzel.

You have a great weekend!" From Rockefeller Center's underground concourse, I rose by escalator to glimpse the statue of Atlas, kneeling in welcome.

But how many New Yorkers know that the whole name of the Bronx's great thoroughfare is Grand Boulevard and Concourse?

In 2007, the Great Hall was named the best concourse at an NFL stadium by writer Bill Evans, in an article for ESPN.com.

Although airports are generally behind hotels in the amenity department, some services are popping up around the concourse that suggest a greater awareness of the mobile office challenges of business travelers.