If you refer to a particular state of affairs , you mean the general situation and circumstances connected with someone or something.
This state of affairs cannot continue for too long, if parliament is to recover...
N-SING : usu with supp
If you refer to a particular state of affairs , you mean the general situation and circumstances connected with someone or something.
This state of affairs cannot continue for too long, if parliament is to recover...
N-SING : usu with supp
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006