This, not the Queen's trespass, was the "high matter" towards which the power had driven me.

Any other time, Selquist must have been entertained by this sight, but now his mind was on higher matters.

It was not all talk of war and high matters, of course.

With such high political and financial matters at stake, the effort is keenly watched.

Please remember me to your wife and to the four-year- old sweetheart, if she be not too engrossed with higher matters.

But you are more fit to speak of high and weary matters with my sister Mary.

It's their job to actually run things, leaving the commanding officer free to concentrate on higher matters.

In high matters of state, one would imagine, he showed uncommon talents.

Never was a high matter of state decided in so democratic a fashion.

I came to speak of high matters with you.