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
It is simply out of the question to control Base Ball as one would control the affairs of a department store.
From Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 by
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
Man may discriminate, but nature and the laws that control the affairs of men will not and cannot.
From Following the Color Line an account of Negro citizenship in the American democracy by Grayson, David
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)
