Sentence examples for great fair from inspiring English sources

It's also a great fair to look and learn.

The great fair was about to close after six wildly successful months.

It was like a great fair, and everybody was so young".

"It's still a great fair, there's good material and surprises and great parties," Mr. Broad said nine hours later by the pool at the Raleigh hotel.

The That Luang (Grand Stupa), originally built in the 16th century by King Setthatirath, is the site of a great fair held every November.

"I want to thank you all for your great fair support, and I hope we didn't ruin the golf course too much for the ladies next week!" 12.52am BST The presentation to come.

The commerce of western Europe during the feudal era was largely based on fairs, but, with the coming of the Industrial Revolution, the vitality of the great fairs was sapped; many perished, and the character of many others changed.

There were six great fairs in Champagne, each of which lasted 49 days: one at the town of Lagny, one at Bar-sur-Aube, two at Provins, and two at Troyes.

Sacked by the Normans in 889, it soon came under the authority of the counts of Champagne, who founded a number of churches and almshouses there and established the great fairs which gained an international reputation and brought Troyes exceptional prosperity.

Although not as large as the famous Champagne fairs in France, these English "great fairs" were still huge events; St Ives Great Fairr, for example, drew merchants from Flanders, Brabant, Norway, Germany and France for a four-week event each year, turning the normally small town into "a major commercial emporium".

Nonetheless, the great fairs remained of importance well into the 15th century, as illustrated by their role in exchanging money, regional commerce and in providing choice for individual consumers.