The phrase "a pattern of excessive" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a recurring behavior or trend that is overly abundant or extreme in nature.
Example: "The study revealed a pattern of excessive spending among the participants, leading to financial instability."
Alternatives: "a trend of overindulgence" or "a tendency for excessiveness."
A federal investigation found a pattern of excessive force.
The Albuquerque police department last year ordered a change in shooting guidelines involving moving vehicles after a Justice Department report found a pattern of excessive force.
I think it was a natural reaction to what Republicans believe to be a pattern of excessive use of force and abrogation of freedom by this administration".
And if they show a pattern of excessive or unjustified rate increases in the next few years, they can be excluded from participation in the exchanges.
While the exchange cannot explicitly control prices, it can exclude health plans that show a pattern of "excessive or unjustified premium increases".
Federal authorities also determined that the department had engaged in a pattern of excessive force, false arrests and unreasonable searches, especially of members of minorities, because of poor training and insufficient protocols.
In a scathing December report (just weeks after Tamir Rice's death), the US Justice Department said that the Cleveland police department "engaged in a pattern of using excessive force in violation of citizen's constitutional rights".
In 2011, a comprehensive Department of Justice investigation found the department had engaged in a pattern of using excessive force.
The Justice Department subsequently in December intervened in a broader class action lawsuit filed by the Legal Aid Society in 2011 accusing the New York City Department of Correction of a pattern of using excessive force against inmates.
Moreover, the model consists of an intrinsic component (overcommitment) which means a motivational pattern of excessive work-related commitment and a high need for approval.
Or as Niall Ferguson, the Harvard historian, put it, "If G.M. got a new C.E.O., does that mean people would suddenly want to buy their cars?" The criticism came from the usual sources, like Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and Premier Wen Jiabao of China, who both criticized a long pattern of excessive consumption, risky borrowing and inadequate regulation in the United States.
