The phrase "a pattern of inappropriate" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a recurring behavior or trend that is deemed unsuitable or unacceptable in a particular context.
Example: "The report highlighted a pattern of inappropriate behavior among the staff that needed to be addressed immediately."
Alternatives: "a trend of unacceptable" or "a series of improper".
One plaintiff herself, the association said, had exhibited "a pattern of inappropriate and unprofessional conduct".
The school's investigators shot an air ball when they said Knight had displayed a "pattern of inappropriate behavior".
The so-called impartial investigators have shot an air ball when they say that Knight has displayed a "pattern of inappropriate behavior".
Athletic Director Tim Pernetti said an investigation found a "pattern" of inappropriate behavior and language during practices over the course of several weeks.
In the report, Zen-Ruffinen reportedly accused Blatter of following a pattern of inappropriate and potentially criminal behavior, including making unauthorized payments to members of his private circle of advisers.
Brand instituted his zero-tolerance policy after a seven-week investigation by the school's board of trustees concluded that Knight had displayed a "pattern of inappropriate behavior" that had embarrassed the university.
On Valentine's Day this year, Newsroom broke a story about a pattern of sexually inappropriate behaviour at law firm Russell McVeagh after female students who worked as summer clerks at the firm came forward.
"Woody Allen molested me when I was seven years old, part of a documented pattern of inappropriate, abusive touching that led a judge to say there was no evidence I was coached and that it was unsafe for me to be in Woody Allen's presence," she wrote.
Senator David A. Paterson of Manhattan, the chamber's minority leader, gave the committee of five senators a deadline of next Tuesday to recommend steps for dealing with "a clear pattern of inappropriate and unprofessional conduct on the part of Senator Smith".
The complaint offers a few examples of what it says is an overall pattern of inappropriate behavior, including the case of a police officer who made a practice of frequenting a local diner, making lewd comments and "sexually touching several 16-year-old females employed there".
F8 Health & Fitness F8 LIVING ARTS E1-10 SPORTS D1-8 Bob Knight's Punishment The Indiana basketball coach was suspended for three games next season and fined $30,000 for what a university inquiry concluded was his "pattern of inappropriate behavior".
