51.   Events Tuesday followed a pattern that in the last few months has become increasingly familiar, and discouraging, to both sides.

52.   Following a pattern often seen in the mentally ill, he stopped taking his drugs shortly after each release from the hospital.

53.   Following the pattern, it was headed up by a guitar superhero and a gruff-voiced vocalist.

54.   Following a pattern set only in recent history, President Clinton has exercised his power as commander-in-chief without asking Congress for permission to send U.S. forces into combat.

55.   Following a pattern that developed last week, gauges of the industrial economy showed the steepest losses as investors spread their punishment of stocks beyond the technology sector.

56.   Following that pattern, technology stocks sold off on Monday, rocketed ahead of the pack Tuesday, and then surrendered again to heavy selling Wednesday.

57.   Following the pattern of four years ago, Clinton started his day by attending a prayer service filled with music at the nearby Metropolitan A.M.E. Church.

58.   Following a pattern seen for much of the year, retailers reported mixed results for monthly sales figures.

59.   Generally, predictions follow a pattern.

60.   Greenstein predicted that the Internet would eventually follow this pattern as well.