When you have statistics and a lot of complaints from individuals, it shows a pattern".
That could account for wreckage that shows a pattern of burns indicating the alternating presence and absence of hot gases.
It shows a pattern of settlements and tracks that is the template for most of today's villages and roads.
A review of veterinary records at the National Zoo shows a pattern of misinformation and mistakes, The Washington Post reported on Sunday.
"It shows a pattern of behavior by Tim Johnson to avoid his responsibilities and violate the trust his constituents placed in him," Mr. Kelleher said last week.
It easily shows a pattern or distribution of data, but can give the wrong impression since a country's size isn't necessarily proportionate to the information.
A look at what happened over the two periods — from 2002 to 2007 and from 2007 to 2013 — shows a pattern of reversal.
A review of cases over the last two years shows a pattern: the drug cartels hire people in need of cash with no criminal records to buy guns from legal sources, often just one or two at a time.
Amnesty's report - Below the Radar: Secret Flights to Torture and "Disappearance" - shows a pattern of nearly 1,000 flights directly linked to the CIA through "front" companies, most of which, it says, have used European airspace.
A new and extensive analysis of 2.4 million loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration in recent years shows a pattern of risky lending that could generate $20 billion in losses and harm thousands of the nation's most vulnerable borrowers.
The study shows a pattern of wealth being concentrated in a small number of places.
