Sometimes we have clear memories of distant experiences — memories which are so fresh and vivid as to suggest no influence by intervening events. (religion-online.org)
However much my doing so depends on intervening events, what I feel in the ordinary sense of the term is the feeling in my fingertips. (religion-online.org)
Basically, this means that an actor may start a chain of events that resulted in the final injury, but an independent intervening event actually caused the injuries. (newmexicotruckaccidentlawyerblog.com)