Example sentences of "range from [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Ten had taken an oral contraceptive ( oestrogen content unspecified ) for periods ranging from four months to 13 years . |
| 32 | Among them , the 809 tenants owe Shetland Islands Council almost £210,000 , with arrears ranging from four weeks to more than one year . |
| 33 | He had originally been accused of the offence along with five other men , who were jailed on Tuesday for terms ranging from four years to six years . |
| 34 | A variety of patterns are apparent in these groupings ranging from small groups like Group VI concentrated in the valley of the Warwickshire Avon , and Group XV in Cambridgeshire-Suffolk and the Midlands , to larger groups which reveal connections between distinct areas , for instance Group I in Kent , Sussex , Surrey and the upper Thames valley , and further north Group XVI in East Anglia , Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire . |
| 35 | We have the ability to suit requirements ranging from small apartments from £200 per week to large houses from £2,500 per week . |
| 36 | There were , perhaps , 30,000 guerilleros ranging from small bands to Mina 's organized group of 8,000 men who were scarcely distinguishable from regular troops . |
| 37 | Officials at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) have already done an inventory of existing research programmes and begun to plan an interdisciplinary , global strategy to address issues ranging from non-point sources of pollution to sustainable development . |
| 38 | The so-called deputies ' science and technology working group was asked to nominate people within their agencies to serve on panels that will develop policies for 15 topics ranging from specific issues such as medical technology to basic research itself . |
| 39 | Eight patients were ‘ reformed ’ drinkers having abstained from alcohol for a duration ranging from two months to several years and five of this group had biopsy proven cirrhosis . |
| 40 | Treatment had been given for periods ranging from two weeks to over 10 years . |
| 41 | Bradbury Star won over distances ranging from two miles to 25 furlongs and acts on any going . |
| 42 | Most organisms , ranging from other microbes to man , can absorb folic acid and rely on it to provide their needs , and so they are not affected by sulphonamides . |
| 43 | The area offers superb walks ranging from gentle strolls to full day hikes . |
| 44 | Walking : Both Lauterbrunnen and Murren have a wide selection of varied walks to choose from , all well signposted and ranging from gentle rambles to more strenuous hikes . |
| 45 | According to the US PC Week , the company has been outlining plans for a Workplace family of operating systems built under the Workplace Shell and a microkernel that will be scaled for machines ranging from handheld devices to multi-processer RISC machines . |
| 46 | Finally , there is institutional specialization , what Leeds calls the ‘ more-or-less autonomously ordered and chartered ways of doing things , ranging from large-scale orders such as government , church and education , to small-scale institutions such as roles ’ . |
| 47 | Only more so , for the Soviet constitution itself had divided the country into theoretically ethnic territorial sub-units , ranging from autonomous areas to full federal republics . |
| 48 | The subjects which can be chosen for this process are enormous , ranging from tiny flowers on small boxes , to large , long panels showing copies of complex brass rubbings of the tombs of medieval knights and their ladies . |
| 49 | This means that an offence categorised as fraud , can include company crimes , minor embezzlements and major swindles , ranging from small-time scams on the street to sophisticated computer fraud . |
| 50 | There are a great number of competitions aimed at schools ranging from major awards for curriculum quality and innovation to colouring in photocopied drawings for a five pound prize from the garage down the road . |
| 51 | Little is known of the history of the tower , which is part of a late 13th-century fortified manor house , but the remarkable paintings — ranging from biblical subjects to scenes of everyday rural life — tell a fascinating story of their own . |
| 52 | Explaining plans for a market economy , Gorbachev declared that diverse forms of ownership and management ranging from state-owned enterprises to co-operatives or family farms " all serve to strengthen the democratic pillars of society , since the working people become genuine masters of the means of production and the results of their work , and have a personal stake in efficient performance and high ultimate results " . |
| 53 | There are nineteen more employed on running campaigns ranging from tropical rainforests to air pollution and London 's roads . |
| 54 | Funeral clothing is offered as standard in every funeral parlour in the US , ranging from three-piece suits to dresses . |
| 55 | The hierarchy of facilities provided for walking and cycling in Buxtehude is thus extensive as Figure 6.20 shows , ranging from pedestrianised areas , pedestrian priority routes , shared tracks for walking and cycling , cycle lanes along main routes , cycle priority streets and cycle lanes in roads . |
| 56 | Human fetal tissue has already been used to treat disorders ranging from inborn errors of metabolism to neurodegenerative diseases for all age groups . |
| 57 | The Old World anteaters include various species of pangolin in Africa and Asia , ranging from tree-climbing forms to digging forms , all looking a bit like fircones with pointed snouts . |
| 58 | In each of the ten years the UK accumulated net assets ( net flows abroad ) and the data again show considerable variation during the period , ranging from net outflows of £0.7 billion to £14.3 billion . |
| 59 | The meeting , which had no decision-making powers , was attended by over 150 prominent individuals , ranging from political leaders to artists . |
| 60 | On Feb. 1 the Linz district court ( Landesgericht ) acquitted four people but handed down prison sentences ranging from six months to 2@1/2 years ( with portions of some terms suspended ) on 14 others convicted of violating Austrian neutrality or legislation on war materiel by selling arms to Iran during the Iran-Iraq war . |