Sentence examples for conforming to a pattern from inspiring English sources

Recently, Venezuela seems to have cooled toward the FARC, conforming to a pattern described in the book of ups and downs between Mr. Chávez and the rebels.

"Substandard," the dictionary tells us, "indicates status conforming to a pattern of linguistic usage that exists throughout the American language community but differs in choice of word or form from that of the prestige group in that community".

Each county of Lithuania has adopted a flag, each of them conforming to a pattern: a blue rectangle, with ten instances of the Cross of Vytis (double cross or) appearing in gold, acts as a fringe to the central feature of the flag, which is chosen by the county itself.

Mild inflammatory pathology could be seen in white matter and meninges in five out of 15 mice, predominantly in the lumbar and sacral regions, conforming to a pattern of ascending pathology.

Fundamentally, the fight conforms to a pattern of presidential politics that has troubled the Islamic Republic since the 1979 revolution.

The ones on the left conform to a pattern, or rule that describes them, and the task of the problem-solver is to find this pattern, or rule.

A man has to conform to a pattern of work in order to feed himself and his family; a man may find it pleasurable or natural or convenient to conform in his social tastes.

Awarding the financial regulation brief to Britain, while unexpected, conforms to a pattern Juncker has laid down in his distribution of jobs – handing responsibility for policy areas to countries who regularly complain about policy shortcomings in those very areas.

"As soon as a stock seems to conform to a pattern that has made money before, an 'I got it' effect kicks in, making investors feel sure they know what's coming next," Mr. Zweig writes.

Like the cliché of the child prodigy, the drama of his rediscovery conformed to a pattern, which required scorn from critics turned off by the ballyhoo and who rightly noticed Nyiregyhazi's ham-fistedness, exaggerations and pretentions.

Many analysts see it as part of efforts to give China more room to project its power in an area previously dominated by the Americans.China's reclamation efforts conform to a pattern of assertive behaviour in the South China Sea.