As fate would have it, circumstances intervened and Simmons arrived on the scene a little too late.

In some cases amendments had to be filed as properties were divided or other circumstances intervened.

But circumstances, as you will recall, intervened at this meeting, too.

Time and time again one almost catches the other's eye, but circumstances intervene.

Big ideas are not enough, because personalities and circumstances intervene.

I expected to be put to death immediately, but a circumstance intervened to save me temporarily.

Watch and see if circumstances intervene to make the thought impractical.

The possibility of a matchup between the two fighters emerged in the early 1980s, but circumstances intervened.

It had been planned to introduce other nationals later, but circumstances intervened.

They had handled this case right all the way, and circumstances beyond everyone's control had intervened.