The Vesuvius of today is a very poor affair compared to the mighty volcano of Kilauea, in the Sandwich Islands, but I am glad I visited it.

It was a poor three-poled affair stalled under patched canvas on the outskirts of Ottawa.

Anything less must be such a poor hubble-bubble affair that it would absolutely lose her any position that she had the slightest hope of obtaining.

He tried to raise a chuckle, but it was a poor affair.

She disliked the work, describing it variously as "a poor affair" and "my poor book", and claimed that Gatteschi had written the best parts.

The first-half was a poor affair with Cork's goalkeeper, Donal Óg Cusack, being sent off.

Thank you," said George, and gave him another smile - a very watery, poor affair, compared with the happy smiles the others had been used to - but still, it was a smile!

I 'm a pretty poor affair, Polly, but I 'm not mean enough to do that, while I 've got a conscience and a pair of hands.

This was a poor affair indeed.

When a man thinks of what people will say in such a case, he may love, but his love is but a poor affair.