Some wore quilted affairs like sawn-off dressing gowns.
It's an elemental force in human affairs, like genius, or anger, or strength, or wealth.
All of which, I admit, takes us a long way from affairs like the Chilcot inquiry.
Hagel's voting record on military affairs, like Kerry's, sometimes seems less a matter of considered judgment than political reflex.
"Would America allow any foreign agenda or country to interfere in its affairs like this?" asked the spokesman, Mahmoud Ghuzlan.
"Opulence doesn't seem appropriate right now," said Virginia Fout, whose V Productions plans affairs like Elton John's annual Oscar party.
At affairs like these judgment is suspended, but then the purpose of judgment is to caution about the future.
Alan, I discovered, was a society man, a gentlemanly figure who frequented affairs like the Petroushka Ball at the Waldorf and the Military Ball at the Plaza.
As these fans grew more powerful and demanding, they began to take illicit control of club affairs like ticketing and the sale of refreshments during matches.
"These appointments mean Mr. Rouhani's cabinet is technocrat-dominated and geared towards changing domestic and international affairs, like what we saw during Mr. Rafsanjani's time," Mr. Joni said.
There were parties, but not organized affairs like High Needs Low, which fills a former train station with a cool crowd every three months.
