‘try first by fair means’

‘he’s very fair with blue eyes’

‘She was fair, had long hair and had all the makings of a performer.’

‘a pretty girl with long fair hair’

‘She had waist length brown hair, with hazel eyes, high cheekbones and a fair complexion.’

‘they set sail with a fair wind’

‘May a fair wind ever find you and ease the burdens of your day.’

‘a fair autumn day’

‘In fair weather, she could quite happily sit for hours amongst her flowers.’

‘the Sophists have plenty of brave words and fair devices’

‘Titania was stunned by the fair words that graced the paper, but she couldn’t for the life of her figure out who wrote it.’

‘the fairest of her daughters’

‘Elves were once known, even by humans, to be a fair and beautiful race of species.’

‘this cow is a fair swine’

‘The fair fool Noel has taken a week-long fancy to me, and I am making an age-long fool of him.’

‘he did a fair bit of coaching’

‘The good news is that with a little bit of cash, a lot of imagination and a fair amount of hard work you can transform your bathroom into a room of which you can be proud.’

‘to be fair, this subject poses special problems’

‘it’s not fair to take it out on her’

‘he believes he has a fair chance of success’

‘As there was nobody else about, there was a fair chance he was also waiting for the minibus to take us to one of Ecuador’s many splendid lagunas.’

‘the group has achieved fair and equal representation for all its members’

‘a fairer distribution of wealth’

‘she’ll be fair delighted to see you’

‘As you may imagine she was fair delighted, and thought how pleased the King would be when he came home and found that his dearest wish had been fulfilled.’

‘no one could say he played fair’

‘I hate to put it that way, but in my book, you ought to go out there to play to win, but you ought to play fair, you have to play by the rules, and these are things you should learn as a kid.’

‘pursuing his fair in a solitary street’

‘I won a goldfish at the fair’

‘Most fairs provided entertainments but these remained only marginal until the major commercial changes of the 18th century.’

‘The rules were probably suspended during the periodic fairs, some of which did impressive business.’

‘In the middle of last year I started making jam and selling it at car boot sales and craft fairs.’

‘Central Market lets me get the shopping done while making me feel as if I’ve just been to the county fair.’

‘The experience far surpasses a pony ride at a county fair, and children will delight in the adventure.’

‘the European Fine Art Fair’

‘The atrium hosts a variety of events from art shows and children’s concerts to health fairs and screenings.’

‘looks like it’s fairing off some’

‘The weather faired, and our general caused our great pinnace to be made ready, and to row along the coast,’

‘it is fully faired and race ready’

‘The hull is then faired and painted in the traditional black for the Galway hookers.’