Example sentences of "[noun] range from [noun sg] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The symbolism of the sea has often been used by writers and speakers , but a similar ploy can be used relating to other professions , hobbies and subjects ranging from football to plane travel with original effect . |
| 2 | the degree of tones in a photograph ranging from highlight to shadow . |
| 3 | The range of facilities offered by this hotel are superb : magnificent freeform swimming pools surrounded by sun terraces , sporting opportunities ranging from tennis to deep sea fishing , and a choice of restaurants and bars cover the gamut of cuisine . |
| 4 | They also performed cabaret shows with cameo acts ranging from Abba to Zorba the Greek . |
| 5 | The partnership consists of seconded educationalists and business people who are responsible for a number of different programmes ranging from enterprise to joint management training . |
| 6 | The initiative helped it to take on new staff , all previously unemployed , and train them in skills ranging from computing to business administration . |
| 7 | If there is a prevailing thread in the history of these state-owned enterprises it is the constant under-assessment of risk — of the lack of imported materials to supply a manufacturing process , of failure in the supply of inputs ranging from petrol to fertilizer , of farming communities not producing the cash crops to keep a processing plant in operation , and of failing to find competent management for complex operations . |
| 8 | Of these 21 left of their own accord for reasons ranging from incompatibility to pregnancy . |
| 9 | Six ‘ Quins players were unavailable , their reasons ranging from injury to illness . |
| 10 | He carried out this aspect of his work assiduously , spending a great deal of time obtaining detailed accounts of Soviet work of significant practical use to British academics in disciplines ranging from ergonomics to biotechnology . |
| 11 | Now he takes charge of a division with turnover approaching £3 billion and a product portfolio ranging from toothpaste to Calvin Klein perfumes . |
| 12 | The boy , who ca n't be named for legal reasons , appeared before Swindon Youth Court for sentencing on twenty-one offences ranging from shoplifting to assaulting police . |
| 13 | ‘ The bodies were of IMC troops , ’ Legion said ; softly , loudly , and in tones ranging from baritone to treble . |
| 14 | Stripes are not so obvious if the amounts of yarn are used in block sections ; for example , three colours can be worked as three plain areas ranging from dark to medium and then light . |
| 15 | Returning to London , and influenced by Ruskin and Octavia Hill , she went to work as a volunteer at a number of slum-housing projects around Marylebone , where her contributions ranged from carpentry to moral tutoring and advising the poor of the district on careers , and attempting to lead them away from the evils of alcohol . |
| 16 | Part of the development of the area includes provision for water sports ranging from canoeing to wet-biking [ a combination of water skiing and motor biking without a rope ] . |
| 17 | Their teams will be pitting their skills against competitors from around the world — including a 200-strong team of Russian businessmen and women — in 22 sports ranging from softball to dragonboat racing . |
| 18 | The colours range from brown to black and pink salmon-beige and alternate in large bands running from top to bottom . |
| 19 | Black Voices — this uplifting a capella group ranges from reggae to gospel to folk songs from the Caribbean and Africa . |
| 20 | The indictments at Reading Crown Court ranged from poaching to murder . |
| 21 | This form of Oriental medicine has its origins several thousand years ago and is effective in the holistic treatment of people suffering from many different conditions ranging from smoking to depression , as well as a range of physical disorders . |
| 22 | With boundless enthusiasm , topics ranging from chemiluminescence to polymerisation , and from dyeing to Tyndall scattering were explained , with vivid demonstrations and fascinating anecdotes to an audience held captivated for over 90 minutes . |
| 23 | You can work towards a degree or diploma over a period of years — or choose single courses lasting a few weeks or months , from an enormous list of topics ranging from childcare to computer science . |
| 24 | You can also buy additional video clips on topics ranging from sci-fi to nostalgia . |
| 25 | The not always obvious selection ranges from Gluck to Giordano , taking in en route Handel , Mozart , Boieldieu , Rossini , Donizetti , Thomas , Flotow , Verdi , Goldmark ( a particularly enjoyable version of ‘ Magische Tone ’ from The Queen of Sheba ) and Bizet . |
| 26 | The long evolution of the natural system , further evolved by man 's practical management , has given brooks and rivers individual characters as distinctive as their names , names which invest the Ordnance Survey map with an idiosyncratic quality ranging from poetry to comedy : the Windrush , the Swift , the Wagtail Brook , the Mad Brook , the Hell Brook , the Piddle , the Wriggle … |
| 27 | It transpired that Hannah was well capable of coping with this sudden celebrity status , displaying a curiously ingenuous confidence as in later months she met people ranging from royalty to hard-nosed journalists , and completely disarmed them all . |
| 28 | From 12 June until 18 July , when the gallery closes for the summer , Schweins will cover the walls with fifty small paintings by Ralf Voltmann , who appropriates styles and techniques ranging from Nolde to Polke and Richter , and sometimes creates images by puncturing the canvas with a drill . |
| 29 | Today the ensemble are well established and perform a wide and varied repertoire ranging from renaissance to contemporary music . |
| 30 | They are a vital tourist attraction , their foraging creates a mosaic of habitats which benefits a wide range of species , and their habitats range from forest to savanna to semi-desert . |