1.   As Walsh recapitulates events, including the stormy meetings of scholarly societies that the discoveries inspired, a pattern becomes clear.

2.   A pattern did not become apparent until this, he said.

3.   After the first few cases, which were ascribed to overdoses and then re-examined in light of new evidence, the pattern became clear.

4.   But the pattern has become increasingly erratic in the past four years.

5.   In the same way, the patterns became more complex, punctuated by rhythmic outbursts and even a martial-arts display.

6.   Once a status race starts, spending patterns may become wasteful.

7.   Predicting patterns becomes particularly difficult when the period being studied is already somewhat unusual, as the last nine years have been.

8.   She said that when the pattern of harassment became more violent, she contacted the police.

9.   Some scholars of religion say the pattern is becoming more common and is helping transform the way some people blend religion into their lives.

10.   The abstract patterns became more intricate, and integral to his work.