However, the selection of those eight teams followed no apparent pattern.

Gallagher said there was no apparent pattern to the way drug tests appeared to have been ignored.

Most of the F28 accidents have taken place in tropical third world countries, with no immediately apparent pattern to the crashes.

Different colored pins were stuck into maps with no apparent pattern.

Since then the numbers have averaged 400 to 500 a day, with no apparent pattern.

From what security told us, there's no apparent pattern to their attack.

The type of material is difficult to determine but several apparent patterns have been noticed.

These numbers appear to have been selected at random, with no apparent pattern.

She continued to sift through black junk on the floor in no apparent pattern.

There is no apparent pattern among the affected schools, he said, but the source of the lead appeared to be old pipes.