The phrase "events develop" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a sequence of events that are occurring over time. For example: "As the story progresses, events develop and relationships between the characters become increasingly complex."
And with that, I'm off for a break (Shurely a siesta? Ed)., but we'll be back if events develop.
As events develop in the Crimea, one wonders for how much longer such an attitude can endure.
Except that monumental events develop their own momentum -- like Wagner's "Ring" cycle -- and as one sonata succeeded another, the listener was drawn in more and more.
"An initial commitment was made, which may or may not be carried out, so we will have to see how events develop".
These events develop at a terrific pace for spectators, let alone those actually involved and it was just 18 days (six rounds of two games followed if necessary by play-offs) from when 128 players sat down at the beginning of the first round on 24 November to the semi-final play-offs last Tuesday, 11 November.
Despite the current uncertainty, the high-level EU team of mediators, including the French, German, and Polish foreign ministers, should stay engaged, and should try to work with all sides to prevent a further flare-up of violence as events develop on the ground.
Synthetic events developed here were based on the development of a logic-tree data structure (Fig. 5).
The Zeit Wet Phase manifest in the above events developed in association with the initiation and development of the Asian monsoon and the drying of the Mediterranean.
Imagine a newspaper that could be updated as events developed during the day.
As events developed, the insurrection drew in ever larger numbers in a snowballing effect that kept unsettling every attempt at explanation or pacification.
Now with all the events developing in Crimea, even this scenario looks too optimistic.
