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pattern
01. She was wearing a beautiful white dress with a lovely [pattern] of red roses on it.
02. Police are studying the five murders to see if there is a [pattern] which would suggest they were all committed by the same person.
03. The [pattern] on the wallpaper in the kids' room is of a tropical jungle with exotic plants, birds and animals.
04. She decided to change the [pattern] for the dress a little because it was longer than she wanted.
05. There is a lovely [pattern] of flowers around the border of the plates and bowls.
06. [Patterns] of behavior among very young children seem to be much the same across cultures.
07. The carpet has a very interesting geometric [pattern] woven into it.
08. Social interactions are typically [patterned] and ordered depending on one's culture.
09. Pitirim Sorokin discovered a [pattern] of apparently trendless fluctuation in the amount of inequality in societies throughout history.
10. Culture has been described as [patterned] and interrelated ideas, symbols, or behaviors.
11. The foundation of the activity of a living cell is a set of [patterns] that describe how it is to function.
12. Dancer Margot Fonteyn once said "Life forms illogical [patterns]. It is haphazard, and full of beauties which I try to catch as they fly by, for who knows whether any of them will ever return?"
13. I read somewhere that no two lions have the same [pattern] of whiskers; they are like our fingerprints.
14. Scientists are now mapping [patterns] of tiny differences in DNA which distinguish one human from another.
15. In ancient China, towns were often arranged in [patterns] so that if seen from the air, the whole community would resemble an animal or a symbolic design.
16. No one has ever discovered two snowflakes with exactly the same crystal [pattern].
17. Tokyo's expressways are built on a radial [pattern] dating from the eighteenth century.
18. Giraffes are well known for their long necks, long legs, and spotted [patterns].
19. Ho Chi Minh [patterned] the Vietnamese Declaration of Independence after that of the United States.
20. The distinctive [pattern] on the hides of zebras allows them to blend in with their surroundings.
21. The Nazca lines in the Peruvian desert form [patterns] which are only really visible from the air.
22. Employment [patterns] are changing, as more workers move to urban areas, and seek jobs in nonagricultural sectors of the economy.
23. A migrating gray whale has a predictable breathing [pattern], generally blowing 3-5 times in 15-30 second intervals before submerging for 3-5 minutes.
24. Doctors now know that distinct [patterns] of speech difficulties are caused by damage to isolated areas on the left side of the brain.
25. Paul Nation suggests that second language learners' attention should be deliberately drawn to the [patterning] of sounds in the second language.
26. The last ice age had a profound effect upon the settlement [patterns] of man.
27. The passage of water from our oceans up into the atmosphere is expressed in the flow [pattern] of the clouds.
28. The prevailing wind [patterns] on earth are a result of the planet's rotation.

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  • Pattern — Pat tern, n. [OE. patron, F. patron, a patron, also, a pattern. See {Patron}.] 1. Anything proposed for imitation; an archetype; an exemplar; that which is to be, or is worthy to be, copied or imitated; as, a pattern of a machine. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pattern — [ patɛrn ] n. m. • 1914; mot angl. « modèle schématique » ♦ Anglic. Modèle simplifié d une structure, en sciences humaines. ⇒ modèle, 2. patron, schéma, structure, type. ⊗ HOM. Paterne. ● pattern nom masculin (anglais pattern) Modèle spécifique… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • pattern — [pat′ərn] n. [ME patron < OFr patrun, patron, hence something to be imitated, pattern: see PATRON] 1. a person or thing considered worthy of imitation or copying 2. a model or plan used as a guide in making things; set of forms to the shape of …   English World dictionary

  • Pattern — ist ein ehemaliger Ortsteil von Aldenhoven, siehe: Pattern (Aldenhoven) ein Ortsteil von Jülich, siehe: Pattern (Jülich) ein anglisierender Begriff für „Muster“ in der strukturfunktionalistischen Soziologie eine Struktur – siehe Pattern Variables …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • pattern — pat·tern / pa tərn/ n 1: a form or model proposed for imitation 2: a recognizably consistent series of related acts found a pattern of discrimination in that company a pattern of racketeering activity Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam… …   Law dictionary

  • pattern — [n1] design, motif arrangement, decoration, device, diagram, figure, guide, impression, instruction, markings, mold, motive, original, ornament, patterning, plan, stencil, template, trim; concepts 259,625 Ant. plainness pattern [n2] arrangement,… …   New thesaurus

  • Pattern — Pat tern, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Patterned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Patterning}.] 1. To make or design (anything) by, from, or after, something that serves as a pattern; to copy; to model; to imitate. Milton. [1913 Webster] [A temple] patterned from that …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pattern — (n.) early 14c., the original proposed to imitation; the archetype; that which is to be copied; an exemplar [Johnson], from O.Fr. patron, from M.L. patronus (see PATRON (Cf. patron)). Extended sense of decorative design first recorded 1580s, from …   Etymology dictionary

  • pattern — /ˈpattern, ingl. ˈpæt(J)n/ [vc. ingl., propr. «campione, modello»] s. m. inv. 1. schema, modello 2. struttura, sistema …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • pattern — ► NOUN 1) a repeated decorative design. 2) a regular or discernible form or order in which a series of things occur: working patterns. 3) a model, design, or set of instructions for making something. 4) an example for others to follow. 5) a model …   English terms dictionary

  • Pattern — Pattern. См. Модель. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …   Словарь металлургических терминов

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