1.   Horses kept in small yards by themselves develop repetitive patterns of abnormal behaviour, such as whirling in circles and chasing their tails.

2.   This idea of a perpetually repetitive pattern of events inspired a sense of security from the menace of change and Decay.

3.   Even in bordered designs like Oriental carpets, the individual motifs tend to dissolve into repetitive patterns that expand to fill their assigned areas.

4.   The idea, supposedly, is to enrich his daily experience, thus easing the boredom and frustration that led to his excessively repetitive swimming patterns.

5.   Verdi occasionally got tangled in a repetitive bass pattern, just like John.

6.   Many works by Polke involve repetitive colored pattern stamps -- such as flowers, geometric shapes or scenes copied from photographs -- printed on transparent plastic sheets.