Over the long-term, though, there are a few common patterns.

It looks for common patterns that one can find across all cultures.

The President's children followed a common pattern in entering business.

Some common patterns of early childhood experience are shown in Figure 5.5.

There are seven common patterns, with any number of pins from three to eight.

"It was a common pattern throughout the Chinese community to live above the shop," he said.

The general response to reach out to those affected followed a common pattern.

A common pattern is to rebuild on the same site.

It is a common pattern in the organization of the East.