1.   But again political events were overtaking the scheme and bringing in their wake a radical reshaping of the whole programme.

2.   Like so many other things, it seemed to Celia that events had overtaken her.

3.   So will the book, rushed into the shops as events overtook it, be a best-seller?

4.   The diplomatic negotiations were soon overtaken by events.

5.   These plans were soon overtaken by events.

6.   This had all the makings of another long-running acrimonious dispute, when again wider political events quite unexpectedly overtook the controversy.

7.   Why are such Decent men, of such ability and goodwill, now being overtaken by events?

8.   The positive neutrality enjoined on the force has now been overtaken by events.

9.   Otherwise, events will overtake the publishing industry and strategy will become regretful hindsight.

10.   British diplomacy, however, was speedily overtaken by events.