The 25 - year study is the first to identify different long - term patterns of blood pressure levels and resulting cardiovascular risk. (sciencedaily.com)
Short term variations, like a colder than average month, can exist within longer term patterns such as the warming trend over the past 1000 years. (serc.carleton.edu)
Among these will be relatively long - term patterns in which roles, responsibilities, authority, power, and relative status are arranged within the community's common life. (religion-online.org)