The phrase "affairs consisting of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing the components or elements that make up certain affairs or matters.
Example: "The committee discussed various affairs consisting of environmental issues, economic policies, and social welfare programs."
Alternatives: "matters involving" or "issues comprising".
Monads are ordered sequences of states of affairs consisting of the co-exemplification of properties during some period of time.
The sentence "Socrates is pale" gets its truth from a state of affairs consisting of a substance (Socrates) and a quality (whiteness) which is in that substance.
According to Calder, significant harm is desired for an unworthy goal if a state of affairs consisting of the achievement of the goal together with the harm would be less valuable than if the goal was not achieved and the harm was avoided (Calder 2003 and 2009. See also Card, 2002, 21 for a similar view).
Why, whisper Mr Gore's friends, should the party drop a former congressman, senator and vice-president for an untried newcomer whose only experience of foreign affairs consists of visits to the International House of Pancakes?
A typical meal is a one-course affair consisting of a soup or stew, with the aforementioned dunking.
Every weekend, there is a festa - a noisy three-day affair consisting of fireworks, brassbands, and inebriation - in commemoration of parish saints.
Neither of these stories addresses the book's most urgent theme, however, which is marital infidelity: specifically, a 10-month "emotional affair" consisting of phone sex, declarations of love and texted photographs between a middle-aged man and woman, both married.
Outside the border crossing — a humble affair consisting of a potholed country road, a few chicken wire gates and a couple of drooping flags — the merchant Mubarek Yilmaz kept his eyes glued on the deserted border post as if willing it to reopen.
The just-announced "Humble Indie Bundle" is a particularly star-studded affair, consisting of several high-profile indie games that you've probably seen around over the last year.
The software package included with the camera is a decent, easy-to-use, no nonsense affair consisting of simple recording, photos, and special effects.
Dinner is generally a three or four course affair consisting of fresh pasta and vegetables dishes, succulent roasts and tart sorbets.
