1.   He shut himself up in his palace and let matters go as they would.

2.   Matters went from bad to worse.

3.   On that particular occasion matters went wrong.

4.   The matter then goes to Justice Department superiors in the office of the deputy attorney general.

5.   However, Powergen says it is confident of winning if the matter goes to a public inquiry.

6.   At first, the family was inclined to let the matter go.

7.   Bell Atlantic declined to discuss the outsourcing issue Monday, saying the matter should not go beyond the bargaining table.

8.   All other matters would go to an umbrella Supreme Court.

9.   But after the FBI stepped in, the matter went nowhere.

10.   But matters went very much according to form Saturday in the semifinals, continuing a rather quiet weekend at the Greensboro Coliseum.