This is a longstanding pattern of hers.

In keeping with longstanding patterns, much of the black and Hispanic increases were concentrated in the state's largest cities.

The meeting followed a longstanding pattern of Mr. Arafat conferring with the Egyptian leader at critical moments in the peace negotiations.

"You're not going to see a longstanding pattern of sadistic behavior from the parent," Dr. D'Urso said.

The bank, it said, "engaged in longstanding, massive and intentional patterns of fraud."

For one thing, affirmative action programs in the United States were developed largely in response to longstanding patterns of discrimination against a large black population.

In 1863, continuing a longstanding pattern 66.3% of the land was owned by four proprietors.

But the disclosures added weight to suspicions that the scandals involved longstanding patterns of behavior in the Japanese stock market and not one-time ethical lapses.

It's usually a longstanding pattern, established in childhood as the "family hero."

"It is an indication of a longstanding widespread pattern of abuse," Dr. Joseph said.