Example sentences of "[noun pl] varied from [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | These patterns varied from language to language , but only a limited number of such patterns seemed to occur , so that the same pattern of kinship terminology was found among totally unrelated peoples speaking totally unrelated languages . |
| 2 | Patterns varied from area to area , differed between industrial and rural areas , and between city and city , and a host of social factors have to be taken into account . |
| 3 | The Abbot and over half the monks of Battle perished , eight of the thirteen canons of Mitchelham , most of the heads of religious houses , and up to half of the rest of the county 's population died within a few months , although the effects varied from community to community . |
| 4 | And where they were employed , their duties varied from place to place — some fulfilled judicial as well as financial functions , others might even have a military role . |
| 5 | The arguments rehearsed by Sextus Empiricus purported to show that , because perception of secondary qualities such as tastes and colours varied from person to person , we can not know how things really are in respect of these . |
| 6 | The number of participants varied from evening to evening : attendance was higher at the beginning of the week than at the end . |
| 7 | It may be that the policy of differing rates of support for different categories of residential and nursing homes clients encourages some specialisation. b Literature A survey of registered nursing homes in Edinburgh showed that about 70% of residents suffered mild , moderate or severe dementia , but figures varied from home to home , indicating differing practices , not necessarily related to the declared policy of the homes ( Primrose and Capewell , 1987 ) . |
| 8 | Differences in earnings depended on a wide variety of factors : wages varied from region to region , employers paid different amounts for the same work , and their practices regarding fines differed . |
| 9 | The sections could take from two weeks to half a term to complete , so the actual number of tests varied from scheme to scheme . |
| 10 | The precise organization of the rural police varied from province to province . |
| 11 | The verderers ' familiarity with the district from earlier years could only serve them in a general way , for the woodland paths varied from season to season . |
| 12 | The significance of either of these factors varied from site to site ; at times cults appear largely to have been promoted by the Church hierarchy , or by a small group with a precise , often family , interest in the new saint — this seems to be the norm for the development of the cults of the aristocratic saints of the seventh century . |