The phrase "affairs were made" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to refer to the organization or management of affairs, but the phrasing is awkward and unclear.
Example: "The affairs were made more complicated by the sudden changes in leadership."
Alternatives: "affairs were arranged" or "affairs were organized".
This odd state of affairs was made possible, in part, by the politics of Cold War Sicily.
But an attempt to upset this happy (libertarian) state of affairs was made recently by a little-known government agency, the Film and Publication Board.
The warning by Richard S. Williamson, the United States representative to the United Nations for special political affairs, was made at a Security Council meeting on international forces in Bosnia, whose mandate comes up for renewal on Friday.
"We must acknowledge that the report states Michael's failure to fully disclose the extent of his extra-marital affairs made him potentially vulnerable to compromise and that, had the full extent of the extra-marital affairs been made known, his vetting status would have been reviewed.
Harvey also notes that no mention of any alleged affairs is made in Tom Robert's biography, "probably out of consideration to Raymond's surviving family".
We can only imagine how Miley is feeling right now -- especially with her family's private affairs being made very public -- and we're hoping that her BFFs are there to give her a big hug and help her get through it.
President Sarkozy also offered to ensure that any documents related to the affair were made available to investigators and not covered by "defence secrecy".
It's Jessup's finest act of heroism, because he fears the trauma his very proper father-in-law would face if his wife's affair were made public in a messy divorce.
The high court has partially lifted a gagging order brought by Sir Fred Goodwin, the former chief executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland, just hours after details of his alleged extra-marital affair were made public in the House of Lords.
Allegations of an affair were made by Closer last week, when the magazine published pictures of a man they claim is Mr Hollande in a black motorcycle helmet entering Ms Gayet's apartment block on New Year's Day and leaving by scooter the next morning.
