Sentence examples for at a broader pattern from inspiring English sources
They hint at a broader pattern: cities and suburbs are converging.
Hasen thinks that Aetna's disclosure hints at a broader pattern of hidden corporate giving.
Freedman spoke out against the discrimination at Dartmouth, as well as a broader pattern of anti-Semitism in American higher education, referring to past barriers that attempted to block Jewish students and faculty from spots at Harvard, Yale and Columbia, according to a 2006 Dartmouth news release.
But that reluctance should also be looked at against the backdrop of a broader pattern that has taken shape, one that could have serious policy consequences for the country.
The government's moves to close the Karachi consulate and to detain Mullah Rehman were part of a broader pattern of measures aimed at tightening security as the American bombing nears the end of its fifth week.
The Boston firings sparked international outrage and threw into sharp relief a broader pattern of labor abuses at Hyatt: aggressive outsourcing, low wages and the mistreatment of housekeepers.
The mayor's arm's-length relationship with agency chiefs is in keeping with a broader pattern: He has been making fewer and fewer appearances at the office.
At Mr. Rogers's plea hearing this spring, prosecutors said the attack had been part of a broader pattern of bullying in the dormitory rooms of Northfield Mount Hermon.
