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
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
It is hard enough for those who control the affairs of men, always to obey God and their own consciences, without seeking occasions to violate their faith.
From Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay by Cooper, J. Fenimore
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
The man whose business it is as Executive Officer to control the affairs of close on a thousand of his fellow men must of necessity sometimes learn curiously intimate details of their lives.
From A Tall Ship On Other Naval Occasions by Bartimeus
