Example sentences of "[noun] ranging from [noun] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clubs were affiliated to organizations ranging from church to political party . |
| 2 | Some 85 per cent of these use a stiff shaft fitted with clubheads ranging from medium to heavy . |
| 3 | In 1856 the Paris Bourse alone listed the share of 33 railway and canal companies , 38 mining companies , 22 metallurgical companies , 11 port and shipping companies , 7 omnibus and road transport undertakings , 11 gas companies and 42 assorted industrial undertakings ranging from textiles to galvanised iron and rubber , to the value of about 5½ million gold francs , or rather more than a quarter of all securities traded . |
| 4 | Exercises ranging from yoga to vigorous swimming engage the body 's muscles in regular and rhythmic movements . |
| 5 | In the early days of the development of anthropology it was the fashion to place culture on an evolutionary ladder ranging from primitive to developed . |
| 6 | Taiwan is one of the most Westernised countries in this region , and our last few surveys have shown that we 're attracting an extensive local listenership now , covering an age-group ranging from mid-teens to late thirties , so we want to ditch a lingering perception that we exist solely for the benefit of non-nationals . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | We tested six tents over a period of three months in weather ranging from sunshine to horizontal rain . |