Sentence examples for directed the affairs from inspiring English sources

Oglethorpe directed the affairs of the colony, primarily its military operations.

Mason retired before all this was resolved, though he remained an influential member of the council which directed the affairs of the Institute.

Oswald directed the affairs of Ramsey Abbey until his death, when the dean Eadnoth became the first abbot.

John Chambers, Cisco's chief executive, directed the affair from the company's headquarters in San Jose, Calif., while other people tuned in from San Francisco, Boston, London and elsewhere.

People close to Bush dismiss his past as irrelevant; he has, they say, both the experience and the character to direct the affairs of the free world.

It would create an intolerable conflict of interest for a secretary of state to be looking ahead to directing the affairs of another country.

By contrast, Jorge Valdano, the scorer of Argentina's second goal in the 1986 final, glows with the patina of a man who has spent his middle years dividing his time between writing perceptive and often poetic football commentary and directing the affairs of Real Madrid.

This further fuels the feeling that the PLC directors are not in fact directing the affairs of the company.

Males direct the affairs of state, and they command the world's armies and armaments industries.

For a while, at least, he was a colossus upon South Africa's political and national terrain, dominating his party and directing the affairs of state.

John Moorman described Norreis as a man "totally unsuited to the delicate and responsible task of ruling over a company of men and directing the affairs of a wealthy corporation".