basic pattern

collocation in English

meaningsofbasicandpattern

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basic
adjective
uk
/ˈbeɪ.sɪk/
us
/ˈbeɪ.sɪk/
simple and not complicated, so able to provide the base or starting point from which something ...
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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 ofbasicandpatternfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbasic pattern

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Thebasicpatternis alternating odd-syllable stress, with the primary stress falling word-initially.
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Where this has been possible, the data suggest that thebasicpatterndescribed here remains true.
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Now the details of all this vary, but it is thebasicpatternthat concerns me.
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The suggestion is rather that the general orbasicpatternwould be the most restricted system.
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In all parts of the world, rubber collection followed abasicpattern.
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However, a certainbasicpatternin the distribution of the roles seems to be apparent.
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Thebasicpatternof interaction on which successful joint use of the commons depends is reciprocity.
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The samebasicpatternholds for individuals who were activists in organisations.
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Thebasicpatternfor the lexical decision data was robust and could be reproduced by a wide range of parameters.
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Thebasicpatternfor constructing a document is to create an empty element and then add child elements to it.
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Zooarchaeologists, in particular, have demonstrated a similar connection between socioeconomic status and diet that partly supports thisbasicpattern.
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However, a considerable amount of neurobiological comparative evidence suggests the presence of a commonbasicpatternof vertebrate forebrain organization.
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It still remains thebasicpattern.
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They all follow the samebasicpattern.
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That was thebasicpatternbehind the very substantive changes.
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Although thebasicpatternis the same in 1995 as in 1975, recruitment of board chairmen has still changed significantly for both types of organizations.
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They nevertheless suggest abasicpatternor cultural reciprocity between citizens and parliament that is substantiated by the distribution of electoral procedures.
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Thebasicpatternconsists of three verses: the first followed by one alleluia, the second by two, and the third by three.
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The reason for that is that there should be abasicpattern, so that our exchange policy can ride safely on abasicpatternof trade.
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Thebasicpatternwe expect to see is that losers are more supportive of changing electoral arrangements, and that winners and losers reason differently about changing electoral arrangements.
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Outside thisbasicpattern, some hunters visit the cities to sell the crickets directly to customers, while some passionate cricket aficionados visit rural areas to buy them directly.
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It may ease its application, but surely it does not change thebasicpattern.
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This is almost the same as thebasicpatternof the 1959 code.
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That is thebasicpatternof accountability within our constitutional procedures.
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