The situation that dictates his life to him in each and every aspect.

"Time does not dictate your life in Asia, but is part of an aesthetic continuum," he said.

"I think golf is not dictating my life," Couples said before today's round.

Baseball's been great to me, but I don't want baseball to dictate my life.

"I don't let basketball dictate my life anymore," he said.

I wouldn't let him dictate my life while he was alive, and I'm not about to start now.

"No one's going to dictate my life when I generate the capital."

You don't have to let others dictate your life.

Never vould I let another human being dictate my life to me.

Cavenaugh, here, is a perfect example of how family responsibilities can dictate a man's entire life.