On an unadjusted basis, the index fell 0.4 percent in January from December, extending a pattern of decline.
They use violence in a reasoned way, extending a pattern that began in the fall with David Cronenberg's "Eastern Promises," probably the year's bloodiest film.
The modest move extends a pattern this week: even with plenty of earnings news from big companies, the broader market has shuffled between minor gains and minor losses.
New York's elected officials went home Wednesday night without passing a state budget, making this the 20th year in a row the budget will be late and extending a pattern of state government gridlock that is unrivaled in the nation.
The chief executive of Varian Inc. said today that the company, a maker of scientific instruments, was actively pursuing acquisitions in the life-sciences industry, looking to extend a pattern that has fattened profit margins since last year.
He said the relaxation of the rules "extends a pattern of disowning and diminishing the teacher quality provisions in the law, and postpones the day when public education will realize its goal of equal opportunity for all".
The show is the fourth in a series that Felder calls his Composers Sonata, extending a pattern established in productions that looked at Beethoven, Chopin and Gershwin.
The consecutive quarters of contraction put Japan officially back into the technical definition of a recession, extending a seesaw pattern of tentative recovery and pullback.
It also raises new questions about the resolve of Pakistani authorities to crack down on militant groups, extending a long pattern in which the Pakistani authorities have swept up militant leaders after terrorist attacks, only to quietly release them months later.
This can extend in a pattern of behaviour to loitering, following and spying on their victim, ordering goods and services, as well as threats and violence.
