| Scottish rugby may still be a long way from this lamentable state of affairs but it could be argued that the warning signs are present. |
| The literary utterance too creates the state of affairs to which it refers, in several respects. |
| While this may describe the current state of affairs for many malcontents, it's inconsistent with the 10 fire-starters that precede it. |
| Brecht's words, juxtaposed against Weill's music, with its atonal harmonies and angular lines, venomously satirized the state of affairs. |
| This pithy aphorism graphically tells us the sad state of affairs on the roads of India. |
| His apparent indifference to the current state of affairs merely supports the view that it is time to wind it up. |
