In the Sanctuary of Elua, meals were a common affair, held in the great hall with its high stone arches.

His funeral was one of the most imposing affairs held in Santa Barbara in that decade with the church being filled to capacity during the service.

The contest used to be a smaller affair, held in the evening at a smart hotel.

These are formal and exclusive affairs held over a three-course dinner, usually lit by candlelight.

The wedding was a grand affair held at Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin.

The dinner was a spirited affair, held in the drafty, unadorned banquet hall.

Finally, the final turned into a sloppy affair held in a driving rainstorm on a lawn tennis court.

It seems that they will only be annual affairs, held as the lower house of Parliament breaks for the summer.

From 1990, the final has been a single-match affair, being held at Wembley, or the Millennium Stadium between 2001 and 2006.

Church-run games, however, are normally weekly affairs held on the church premises.