Maybe the circumstances would change and he'd be able to come back.
By the end of the 1860s, political circumstances had changed.
By 1986, when I was 40 years old, my personal circumstances had changed.
The figure is, as you point out, very old and circumstances have changed.
Sometimes, when circumstances changed, he has moved to meet them.
Perhaps future circumstances would change and this then might be possible.
Since that time so long ago, however, circumstances have changed.
If your circumstances change you should let the council know.
He was told, 'You can always go back to the court if your circumstances change'.
In our view, it is clear that the circumstances have not changed since last week.