The phrase "a pattern of failure" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a recurring trend or series of unsuccessful outcomes in a particular context.
Example: "The company's recent performance reports reveal a troubling pattern of failure that needs to be addressed immediately."
Alternatives: "a trend of failure" or "a history of failure."
Nor did Gioia see a pattern of failure.
She said the case was part of a pattern of failure by the agency.
Despite the many claims sent to Bridgestone/ Firestone by warranty-holders, the company said it did not detect a pattern of failure that required special attention.
There seems to be a pattern of failure, which might suggest that causation is simply unanalyzable.
It is then essential to determine a pattern of failure and exit in accordance with these theoretical and factual dimensions.
In July 1997 the Phoenix Better Business Bureau canceled U-Haul International's corporate membership, citing a pattern of failure to resolve complaints and eliminate their causes.
Therefore, we designed a patterns-of-failure study after complete surgery in resected pN2 disease to evaluate the rationale of the proposed PORT CTVs based on the most likely sites of nodal failure, and the institutional standard CTV delineation for PORT was developed in our hospital [ 18].
I've also got to have a pattern of failures.
State inspectors reported a "pattern of failures to administer medications" and "continued problems with the deployment of sufficiently trained staff".
A group of personal-injury lawyers and one of the nation's top traffic-safety consultants identified a pattern of failures of Firestone ATX tires on Ford Explorer sport utility vehicles in 1996.
But in a series of interviews, American military officers and Iraqi officials involved in the reconstruction described a pattern of failures and frustrations that Army officers who have worked in other parts of Iraq say are routine.
