broad pattern

collocation in English

meaningsofbroadandpattern

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broad
adjective
uk
/brɔːd/
us
/brɑːd/
very ...
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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 ofbroadandpatternfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbroad pattern

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Error responses confirm thisbroadpattern.
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That is thebroadpattern.
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Thebroadpatternof utilization of grassland by grazing and as conserved forage has been maintained throughout this period.
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I take last year'sbroadpatternof trade.
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Thebroadpatternof legislation has served us well.
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In sum, thebroadpatternof the evidence suggests that lower spending is a feature of fragmented and deconcentrated local government systems.
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The bulk of the remaining candidates fall in abroadpatternwith candidacy durations extending from 10 to 70 per cent as long as the winning candidates.
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Instead, the phylogenetic groups conform to abroadpatternof geographic distribution which appears to relate to the distribution and dispersal of the tick vectors of the virus.
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Thebroadpatternof activation would be different for different stimuli, just as described in the passages quoted above (and in the earlier discussion on sparse distributed representations).
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Thebroadpatternof relief according to incomes and population is fairly stable across the country.
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Why do they seek to introduce what is effectively, in thebroadpattern, single-tier authorities?
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I acknowledge that that was thebroadpatternof what happened in 1973.
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In the defence debate last week we considered thebroadpatternof defence.
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I have said that with regard to thebroadpatternof reorganisation.
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And when it comes to enforcing this particular levy, one must stick to thebroadpattern.
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We want to treat this on thebroadpatternof industry generally.
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We can, of course, see thebroadpatternfrom the treaty itself.
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We are following the generalbroadpattern, though not in every conceivable detail.
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Naturally, we examine and re-examine thebroadpatternof our defence spending and our defence policy.
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The cause is often a lack of knowledge and understanding of thebroadpatternof demand at any time.
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As for the schools, surely thebroadpatternof demand and the factors affecting that pattern are fairly readily predictable.
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There is no precise mathematical formula to recognise whether abroadpatternis roughly right, or markedly out of line.
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It is not expected that there will be significant changes in thebroadpatternof oil imports over the next few years.
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