The phrase "a pattern of negligence" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a consistent or repeated failure to take proper care or to fulfill a duty, often in a legal or professional context.
Example: "The investigation revealed a pattern of negligence in the company's safety protocols, leading to multiple accidents."
Alternatives: "a trend of carelessness" or "a history of neglect."
Plaintiffs sought documents about other priests, hoping they would show a pattern of negligence by the church in dealing with accused priests.
Mr. Worby is preparing to sue the school district for what he called a pattern of negligence and cover-up.But the Morris family denies the Maldonados' claims.
But the audit, by the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction and released Sunday, found a pattern of negligence and shortcomings by the Iraqi military in planning for its basic needs: repairing and maintaining equipment, and supplying troops.
The documents were sought by six plaintiffs who maintain that they were abused as minors by the Rev. Paul R. Shanley and who say the papers will demonstrate a pattern of negligence by the archdiocese in dealing with abusive priests.
At the end of last month, Mr. Lacey and Mr. Larkin filed a lawsuit accusing the Maricopa County sheriff, the county attorney and a special prosecutor of engaging in a pattern of negligence, conspiracy and racketeering motivated by an effort to suppress the newspaper's right to publish and the public's right to know.
In a letter to the White House in November, Carolyn N. Lerner, the head of the office, said that Mr. Keel and Mr. Dean had exhibited a pattern of "negligence, misconduct and dishonesty" and that there had been a "failure of leadership" by Colonel Edmondson.
The report details a sweeping pattern of negligence, with no inspector stepping foot inside the clinic for more than 16 years.
Lawsuits in prison are difficult to win, but it was beginning to look to me, at least—like an undeniable pattern of negligence.
"While we have not uncovered evidence of substantial personal gain," Mr. Weitzman continued, he said auditors found "a pattern of laxity and negligence that was so pervasive that far worse abuses were possible than those we found".
However, a pattern of mistakes signals negligence.
The suit argues that the N.C.A.A. "has engaged in a long-established pattern of negligence and inaction with respect to concussions and concussion-related maladies sustained by its student-athletes, all while profiting immensely from those same student-athletes".
