stable pattern

collocation in English

meaningsofstableandpattern

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stable
adjective
uk
/ˈsteɪ.bəl/us
/ˈsteɪ.bəl/
firmly fixed or not likely to move ...
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pattern
noun
uk
/ˈpæt.ən/us
/ˈpæt̬.ɚn/
a particular way in which something is done, is organized, ...
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(Definition ofstableandpatternfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofstable pattern

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These show a remarkablystablepattern.
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Astablepatterndoes not necessarily mean that the task is accomplished successfully.
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Thestablepatternis similar to the final map, and the transient pattern with one of the previous sketches.
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Thus, underlying astablepatternat the national level were rapid electoral changes that largely cancelled one another when aggregated.
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We then investigate the transition from the extinction state to thestablepatternof the system in the cylindrical domain.
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A new andstablepatternof exchange rates still has to emerge.
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This will help to introduce a morestablepatternof responsibility for cargo handling.
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He referred to the importance of maintaining astablepatternof corporation tax.
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A morestablepatternof government would produce a better result.
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I am sure that many changes and movements will take place in the area before astablepatternfinally emerges.
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As has been repeatedly stated, it seems impossible to discover anystablepatternof thought in their political practice, which was marked by a number of sudden and unpredictable twists.
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It marks the culmination of efforts made over many years to introduce a morestablepatternof employment in our docks.
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I understand that this contrasts with the pattern of education in a number of other countries which have a more uniform, established orstablepatternof education.
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