Word: patternings
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...early schooldays, while crossing the moors at Newcastle, Josiah had delighted in the wild-flowers that sprouted forth from the deserted landscape and he later incorporated these observations into his pottery designs. All of his artistry and imagination greatly satisfied the queen, and she later allowed for the pattern to be entitled. "The Queen's Ware" and stamped "potter to Her Majesty...
...Casey lost most of his investment. Reviewing an attempt by Casey and other directors to reorganize the bankrupt company a year later, District Judge Herbert Christenberry in New Orleans also had concluded that they had driven the corporation "deeper and deeper into debt" by managing in a "pattern of self-interest." A puzzling irony in Casey's involvement in the lawsuit is that it involved questionable dealings in sales of stock-and he was considered such an expert on these matters that he was made director of the Securities and Exchange Commission by President Nixon...
Just as the high rates crimp the Government, so too do they squeeze businesses. Customers have less to spend, company overhead goes up and profits disappear. In recent months, that grim pattern has become a fact of life for more and more businesses. The gathering retrenchment is an important reason that practically every major indicator of future economic activity, from orders for machine tools by businesses to the issuance of construction permits for new homes, is now flat or pointing down...
Edwards' script follows the pattern of his direction. He strikes on target at the beginning, setting up his figures to be knocked into the dust. The shadow that Tinsel Town casts on the lives of his characters, the absurd system of priorities that makes an angry man quote box office figures to his wife in the heat of the argument: These are the moments when Edwards nears his goal. Once the focus shifts to Farmer alone, the tone of the film becomes skewed, strained. The film cannot survive on its own, when it's not pontificating on the medium...
...court has "significant symbolic importance." But she too is wary: "There can be such a thing as a token woman on the Supreme Court to avoid addressing women's issues." For most observers, the real test is whether Ronald Reagan is about to depart from his early appointments pattern by naming women to a number of other important posts. On that point, the jury is awaiting the evidence...