71.   Israeli security sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that the action did not fit the pattern of Islamic extremists who usually avoid abducting women or children.

72.   On Thursday, elections for local government authorities look like fitting the pattern neatly.

73.   Several companies reporting earnings Tuesday fit that pattern.

74.   The arrests fit a pattern of increasing crackdown on dissent.

75.   The new government appeared likely to fit that pattern.

76.   The results showed Estonia fits the pattern set in Poland and Hungary, where reforms have been followed by the ouster of reformers.

77.   The results showed that Estonia seems to fit a pattern set in Poland and Hungary of reforms followed by defeat for the reformers.

78.   The two new reports Thursday fit the pattern.

79.   There surely would be other Bush veterans in a new Bush government, hardly surprising because it fits the pattern of both parties.