Sentence examples for old fair from inspiring English sources

For services to the Chulmleigh Old Fair, Devon.

The actual difference between the old "fair comment" defence and the new one of "honest opinion" might itself be a subject of lengthy and lucrative debate.

These letters, from grooms, trainers, jockeys' agents and even the track's chaplain, create a panorama of life on the backside of the 139-year old Fair Grounds, one of the country's most important winter racing destinations.

Mr. Biderman waxed gastronomic, recalling herrings in marinades, salmon patties, Danish cheeses, chocolate balls and an old fair standard: Norwegian krumkake, a waffle made with special irons topped with creams and berries.

Awnings with sunshine-yellow and white stripes dotted the fairgrounds recently, members driving payloaders hauled last bits of dirt outside new restrooms equipped with flush toilets and modern fixtures (which the old fair did not have), and volunteers scrubbed windows.

The contemporary Armory Show, which borrowed the old fair's name when it began in 1999, is paying tribute with a series of talks and events highlighting the influence of that early fair.

There's that old "fair-weather fan" thing again.

Newcastle, without a trophy since 1969 – when they lifted the old Fairs Cup – are desperate to collect some silverware and Pardew believes that, provided they see off Guus Hiddink's expensively assembled Anzhi Makhachkala, this can be their season.

The 12-year-old fair has become so successful that it has sparked a mini arts jamboree in London each year for the four days that it runs.

It lost that venue last fall when Michigan decided it could no longer afford to operate the 106-year-old fair, also the nation's oldest.

Butter sculptures — and above all, the butter cow, an icon of the annual Des Moines celebration — have long been integral elements of the 155-year-old fair.