If this were an ordinary affair, Fay would be devastated by his loss.

Greed works only in the world of ordinary affairs.

Now I saw that this was no ordinary affair.

These deal with ordinary human affairs: love, death, taxes - things like that.

Indeed, he added, "you could be looking at a significant reduction in available funds for ordinary military affairs and purchases."

I liked to know what my boys were up to and this was no ordinary affair.

Now the ordinary affairs of life don't bring constitutional questions, so we've all taken it for granted too much.

Be watchful, and don't let ordinary affairs dull your mind.

How do you think these ordinary affairs of business ought to be conducted?

This was no ordinary affair, but they would act as if it were.