After all, the four-year presidential cycle has an unusually consistent pattern of the market experiencing most of its serious corrections in the first two years of a presidential term and most often making a substantial recovery in the last two years.

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If consumers follow their historical pattern, the current deleveraging cycle should last another 4 to 7 years.

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After repeating this cycle several times, I noticed a pattern.

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In fact, one may argue that the industry pattern for decades has been a cycle of booms and busts.

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It could change the frequency of the Pacific pattern known as El Nino, a cycle of peculiar weather that affects ocean currents and rainfall across the planet.

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Those who were ovulating rated the "dominant" men as sexiest, but there was no similar pattern among women at other stages of their menstrual cycle.

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Unless the Bush administration moves quickly to change the pattern, it will find itself slipping into a vicious cycle.

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For this pattern to emerge, the Robber Baron era of our current technology cycle has to have matured and plateaued, and big companies must be in the market for incremental innovations that enhance their main offerings.

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The first step in curbing the nagging cycle, experts say, is to admit that you are stuck in a bad pattern.

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Another consistent historical pattern may also be of assistance in this second year of the current Four-Year Presidential Cycle.

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