Result: less bank credit, and a stronger cyclical pattern of demand.

ECONOMIST: Beyond the business cycle?

The trust said it was part of a pattern of increased demand at hospitals across the West Midlands.

BBC: From the section Shropshire

Whether that reduction continues depends first on oil prices and second on the pattern of global demand.

ECONOMIST: The world economy

Overall, the fundamental forecasts for 2013 look too benign to lead to any call of a major break from the same pricing pattern and supply-demand pattern of 2011 and 2012.

FORBES: Oil Not Going To $50 Any Time Soon

Companies, for understandable reasons, tend to wait till they see a consistent pattern of rising demand from customers before they embark on ambitious plans to expand capacity and hire lots of new people.

BBC: Can business lead the recovery?

Modernizing agriculture will ensure that regardless of the weather pattern, we will still be able to produce food at a level that satisfies global demand and take advantage of our comparative advantage to increase our revenues by diversifying our markets globally.

FORBES: Global Warming And Africa's Future: Part 2

It suggests a patchwork pattern of shortages, as local population shifts and changes in the birth rate have pushed up demand in some areas beyond the capacity of schools.

BBC: Pressure on primary school places