Sadly, the latest round of Muslim attacks followed by Christian reprisals only mimics on a tiny scale the pattern of violence that has gripped the country since the northern region's Islamist turn.

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The pattern and scale of destruction were similar in all China's major cities, Leong found.

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Even larger leaps in sizing technology are being made by companies like Acustom Apparel, which uses 3D body scanners along with pattern-making software to scale the creation of custom-fitted clothing at a digestible price point.

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For a relatively subtle look, take pattern cues from the duvet, but up the scale for the bolster's cover wider stripes, bigger flowers.

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In the filaments, the same cross-sectional pattern of holes is preserved, but on a microscopic scale.

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The precise nature of this pattern, Dr Benatti says, depends on Planck-scale physics.

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Cdr Spindler said Sir Jimmy's pattern of offending behaviour appeared to be on "a national scale" and he had a "predilection for teenage girls".

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According to Ashoka, empathy is the foundational skill that every individual has to relentlessly cultivate, if he or she hopes to drive impact beyond the sectoral level direct service or pattern change and achieve framework change at a global scale.

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