Sometimes, however, uncontrollable events intervene that can fill the mother with anxiety and disappointment.

But even on this tightly scripted journey, events have sometimes intervened in ways that turned the symbolism upside down.

Various business problems and the events of Sept. 11, 2001, intervened.

Other events intervened and I never had another chance to sleep that night.

And before Congress votes next year, an important event will intervene: the election in November.

Just as the conflict was coming to a head, however, external events intervened to settle it.

They planned to depart on July 4, 1776, but had to postpone when events intervened.

Someone is always going to cancel at a quarter to 8, because actual national events intervene.

However, by the time Douglas Home reported in December 1974, events had intervened.

And events, as you might say, intervened.