When he started his own business, he 'patterned himself after' [='modeled himself after'] his father. [=he tried to do the things that his father would do]
The company has put production in a 'holding pattern' [=has temporarily stopped production] while better testing methods are developed.
a 'dress pattern' [=a large piece of paper that is used as a guide for cutting the cloth to make a dress]
(..) the breakdown rate continued to climb. Then Medieval World began to have trouble. Now we're seeing more Western World breakdowns. And there's a clear pattern here which suggests an analogy... ...to an infectious disease process spreading from one resort area to the next. Perhaps there are (..)1973 Westworld