Word: pattern
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...museum's peculiar exterior is delusive. The deep bands of brick glazed in earth tones correspond to analagous bands of color inside, where they denote the building's five stories. What appears to be an irregular window pattern from the outside makes sense upon entering the building, since the windows are placed to give maximum illumination for the rooms behind them...
There are other next times. Lucy enrolls in a writing class at the New School, and becomes enthralled with the young novelist who teaches the course. The pattern repeats: she romanticizes his gifts, is disappointed, buys her way out of the affair. She enrolls at the Art Students League and, after years, when she finally musters the courage to show her best work to two friends who are professionals, is told the paintings are "nice." She asks for a drink, and gives...
...sweeping success of Mulroney appears on the surface to conform to a pattern already evident in Britain and the United States, First Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, then President Reagan, and now Brian Mulroney have won stunning victories for conservatism...
...violent actions by the locals. Jennifer doesn't give much thought to a friend's remark not to touch her because "something's wrong with her." Nor is she troubled by the unusually heated quarrels between her father and brother. But the incidental occurrences begin to follow a menacing pattern: An irate motorist trashes Stuart's car, a rejected suitor smashes his own hands...
...Crimson's pattern of toppling top teams began when it soundly defeated New England's number-one ranked team, the University of Connecticut...