control the affairs of
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If you decide to give temporary guardianship of your child over to another person, you are allowing another party to protect and control the affairs of your child.
From Encyclopedia.com • Jun. 12, 2018
How is it possible that Dummling, who is not at all wise, could control the affairs of an important kingdom?
From Grimm's Fairy Stories by Owen, R. Emmett (Robert Emmett)
He says he is no longer able to control the affairs of state.
From The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 49, October 14, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls by Bishop, Julia Truitt
Without political organizations it would be almost impossible to govern the policy and character of the country and control the affairs of the nation.
From Citizenship A Manual for Voters by Cromwell, Emma Guy
More than scholarship is needed to direct and control the affairs of men.
From A Broader Mission for Liberal Education Baccalaureate Address, Delivered in Agricultural College Chapel, Sunday June 9, 1901 by Worst, John H. (John Henry)
