That growth, a steady pattern for more than a decade, came to a halt in 1999.

Would it cycle several times, then vanish, or set up a steady, long-term pattern?

You won't be able to create a steady, smooth pattern using only two balls, so don't worry if it feels a little awkward.

There is no steady pattern in population change.

Yet these three sounds are also consistently used throughout the poem to maintain the steady pattern of sound.

The light on the end of the other arm began blinking in a steady pattern.

Going to sleep and waking up at the same time every day can create a steady pattern, which may help against insomnia.

There has been a slow but steady pattern of emigration since the late 1950s.

Silence saw him take a deep breath, then reach for the first set of switches, flicking them off in a steady pattern.

He did not go down, but the steady pattern of his steps was broken.