She was quite composed on her arrival and placidly directed affairs all through.

He poured the full measure of his indignation upon the party who directed affairs in the United States, and upon the President.

He had refused to take any part in the politics of the Cabal, and had, while that administration directed affairs, lived in strict privacy.

The real power lay in the hands of the nobles and generals, and Bel-sharuzur, the king's son, directed affairs for them in his father's name.