Example sentences of "for [noun pl] range from " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of these 21 left of their own accord for reasons ranging from incompatibility to pregnancy . |
| 2 | In extreme cases they develop a real school phobia , for reasons ranging from bullying by classmates to schoolwork anxiety . |
| 3 | At least 114 wiretaps were requested for reasons ranging from suspected arms trading to terrorist links or presidential security , but it was not clear if all the taps were actually carried out , the left-wing daily said . |
| 4 | This strategy has been recommended in a number of structure plans for areas ranging from accessible Hertfordshire and Surrey to remote Cumbria and the Peak Park , although the Secretary of State has later modified some of these policies ( D. Clark 1981 ; G. Clark 1982a ) . |
| 5 | Treatment had been given for periods ranging from two weeks to over 10 years . |
| 6 | ( i ) Expose whole embryos ( with or without their zonae ) , ICMs or other clusters of cells , to 0.9% sodium citrate for periods ranging from 1 to 10 min during which time the cells should swell and loosen their contacts . |
| 7 | They are issued for periods ranging from 3 months to 5 years at a rate of interest which can either be fixed or floating . |
| 8 | Banks borrow and lend wholesale funds amongst themselves , dealing through money brokers , for periods ranging from overnight to five years . |
| 9 | Ten had taken an oral contraceptive ( oestrogen content unspecified ) for periods ranging from four months to 13 years . |
| 10 | Eight prisoners serving sentences for offences ranging from drug trafficking to armed robbery are taking part in a conference on violence in society . |
| 11 | In his summing-up , Mr Justice Caulfield could not have evinced a more robust hostility to the Official Secrets Act , sharing a widely held belief that it was long out of date and an intolerable interference with freedom of speech , and that it provided a justification for prosecutions ranging from the serious to the grotesquely ridiculous . |
| 12 | Many companies are making software announcements at the Supercomputing ‘ 92 : nCube reports that off-the-shelf software packages will be available on its massively parallel systems for applications ranging from molecular modelling to design pharmaceuticals and for oil exploration . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | There was opposition to the existing CET tariff rates which ranged from zero to 45 per cent , with Jamaica proposing new rates ranging between 5 and 20 per cent and the seven-country Organization of Eastern Caribbean States ( OECS ) arguing for rates ranging from zero to 30 per cent . |
| 15 | Four other members of the organization had been imprisoned on Jan. 10 for terms ranging from two to 3 1/2 years for alleged sedition . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Reasons for exclusions ranged from physical abuse on staff , which accounted for 1.2 per cent of cases , to drugs ( 4pc ) , theft ( 5.5pc ) , ‘ unacceptable behaviour ’ ( 17pc ) , verbal abuse to peers ( 14.9pc ) , verbal abuse of staff ( 12pc ) , and bullying , fighting or assault on peers ( 30.1pc ) . |
| 18 | The majority are signing undertakings to cease action against the company in return for payments ranging from five hundred to five thousand pounds . |
| 19 | Points can be swapped for prizes ranging from a trip in a hot air balloon to a day out in the Champagne region of France boozing bubbly . |
| 20 | While steering through a series of gates , watch for hazards ranging from Bouncer and Mrs Mangel to kangaroos and emus ! |
| 21 | By far the most common escape mechanism for organisms ranging from bacteria to human beings is ‘ habituation ’ , a kind of behavioural boredom by which an animal becomes less responsive as it encounters the same stimulus repeatedly . |
| 22 | Antonis Georges , prosecuting , told an earlier hearing that Gavin admitted to the police he wrote out cheques for amounts ranging from £59 to £711 which he claimed he intended to repay . |
| 23 | Similarly his sermons were memorable less for their theology than for digressions ranging from the price of second-hand books to a dramatic reading from Macbeth . |
| 24 | Whilst welcoming the agreement , the ANC questioned the government 's commitment to the amnesty , pointing out that although the UN stipulated unconditional amnesty for all political crimes , the government retained the exclusive prerogative to grant or refuse amnesty for crimes ranging from leaving the country illegally to murder . |
| 25 | Government-controlled newspapers on Jan. 16 announced that the Revolutionary Command Council ( RCC ) had imposed the death penalty for crimes ranging from looting to car theft . |