Sentence examples for a recent pattern from inspiring English sources

STEVE COLL: It's definitely part of a recent pattern.

Their victory broke a recent pattern of defeats for center-left parties across Europe.

At first, the statement seemed to fit a recent pattern of pressure on humanitarian aid groups.

The attacks appeared to fit a recent pattern of violence in Baghdad.

The rule seems part of a recent pattern in which Chinese officials issue new regulations aimed at favoring Chinese industries.

Mr. Kudrin's aggressive support for the possible new bond float also fits a recent pattern in Russian public finance.

That follows a more recent pattern of conducting all major terrorist trials in the civilian US judicial system.

The arrests of the scholars are part of a larger, recent pattern of increasing intolerance -- some say paranoia -- by China toward dissent or any public discourse that challenges the wisdom of the Communist Party.

The prosecution follows a larger recent pattern of state legislatures increasing punishments for protest-related activities, according to the professor.

Overall, the protest and the police's response to it seemed to follow a familiar recent pattern, which is universities calling the police as soon as they catch sight of any kind of student demonstration.

The move reflected Mr. Clinton's well-honed instincts for damage control, but was at least a commendable break from the recent pattern of Clinton outrages.