He needs to know there's a predictable routine, too.

From their first robbery in March 1993 to their most recent two weeks ago, the pair followed a predictable routine, the police said.

For twelve years, they had been used to a predictable routine where spontaneity was the exception, not the rule.

Eventually, enough chairs were found, and the trial settled into a predictable routine.

She is described as working very hard for a boss who "believes in overtime" and having a predictable weekly routine.

Moving during the school year can be traumatic for most children, who crave the security of familiar surroundings and predictable routines.

A predictable daily routine can help to encourage sleep at the appropriate time.

The two suspects, white men described as in their 30's, have followed an unusual but by now predictable routine.

"The year's already wound down to a dull, predictable routine."

One result is that the offense has fallen into a predictable routine of short passing routes.