His release turned out to followthepattern set by that of the other six hostages.
他的获释方式结果和其他6位人质相同。
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All of them followthepattern of the example presented.
它们全部都遵循例子中所描述的模式。
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When this new strain of H1N1 influenza emerged last spring, experts feared that it might followthepattern of the 1918 flu, the world's deadliest epidemic.