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

Today he said, "The police could have done a much better job, but that is a state matter."

Texas has every right to set such rules; they are a matter of state, not Federal jurisdiction.

It's a matter of state, and you gave the Admiral your word.

"Do you truly think that women know nothing of state matters?"

"And I was going to talk to you about genuine matters of state."

He and I were up late working on some rather pressing matters of state.

He is also said to have assisted the king in state matters.

But there are matters of state that must be attended to at once.

It might have been a momentous matter of state, so serious were they.