Sentence examples for of a widespread pattern from inspiring English sources

"I found these statistics powerful evidence of a widespread pattern of unlawful stops," Judge Scheindlin noted.

— Texas authorities released court documents on Tuesday detailing accusations of a "widespread pattern" of physical and sexual abuse of children by a polygamous sect.

Matthew Smith, the executive director of Fortify Rights, said the accounts were indicative of "a widespread pattern of death, torture, and exploitation, in many cases involving the complicity of Thai authorities".

But a two-part series in The Times by Tim Golden provides a horrifying new confirmation that what happened at Abu Ghraib was no aberration, but part of a widespread pattern.

In several arbitration claims filed recently against the brokers and Morgan Stanley -- most investor claims cannot go to court -- a total of 13 customers on the East and West Coasts accuse the two men of a widespread pattern of sales-practice violations.

Those remarks, prosecutors say, were code words for extortion payoffs to union leaders and were part of a widespread pattern of labor racketeering and corruption uncovered in a two-year investigation of New York City's dry-wall and sheet-rock construction industry.

If the sanctions led to a "widespread pattern of discrimination," or if the Justice Department agency created undue problems for employers, Congress could re-examine the issue and revise or repeal this portion of the law.

In June the Federal Reserve released alarming data that Americans owe more than $9.7 billion in revolving credit card debt, pointing to a widespread pattern of overspending; it's more important than ever to make sure your family doesn't fall into the debt trap.

Data from topographic mapping, soil analyses, and excavations in three regions of Amazonia demonstrate a widespread pattern of anthrosol formation in ring-shaped mounds surrounding flat terraces that extend across large areas of prehistoric settlements.

For stress activation in the context of non-identical pairs, a widespread pattern of temporo-frontal activation was observed, while the processing of vowel quality information vs. stress processing in the context of identical pseudoword pairs seems to be associated with the intraparietal cortex as already reported by Meyer et al. [ 42].

That was an example of what DOJ called a "widespread pattern" of officers stopping and detaining people without reasonable suspicion that they were involved in criminal activity.