The phrase "a pattern of advance" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a consistent or recurring method of progress or improvement in a particular context.
Example: "The research team observed a pattern of advance in the development of the new technology over the past year."
Alternatives: "a trend of progress" or "a method of advancement".
Despite their sound bites about imminent victories, most rebel commanders privately concede they will probably continue a pattern of cautious advance.
"As we chalk up more progressive successes, I think people will see a pattern of progressive advance, and if people look out for that, or it is more obvious, or we are more articulate in explaining it, that would be a good thing.
The million-dollar deal began a pattern of big advances for projects with clear commercial potential.
This decline in investments was part of a historic pattern of advance and retreat, but the swings in recent years were even wider than before: Quarterly corporate venture-capital investments in start-ups rose from $468 million at the end of 1998 to $6.2 billion at the beginning of 2000 and then tumbled to $848 million in the third quarter of 2001.
MG patients often develop a behavioral pattern of advance planning because they have to preserve their muscle strength [ 47].
The war in Laos has followed' a pattern of North Vietnaniese advances during the dry season, to be abandoned When the summer rains make Supply and support of the troops impossible.
Other shallow screen walls establish a pattern of receding and advancing planes; sometimes they extend beyond the building's corners to create modifications of space in much the same manner as the devices of Mannerism modulated the formal spaces of the Renaissance.
Most glaciers follow a regular and nonspectacular pattern of advance and retreat in response to a varying climate.
An administration official, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the delicacy of the situation, played down the North Korean statement, saying it followed a pattern of public posturing in advance of new talks.
He has used that knowledge to constantly escalate deluxe materials and expert fabrication in his work, with a pattern of selling works in advance in order to secure the cash to execute them, usually in small editions.
