Instead, she advocates for a major shift away from a morally-driven condemnation of affairs.

If Martine was annoyed by Priscilla's refusal, poor Priscilla was deeply disturbed by the turn of affairs.

At the factory he flung himself into the affairs of the firm with a zeal that at times bordered on officiousness.

As long as Aguinaldo remained out, this state of affairs was sure to continue indefinitely, possibly for years to come.

But the sense of humour often fails where one's own affairs are concerned.

We go about even the most delightful of our affairs in a sadly hum-drum way.