Example sentences of "as diverse [conj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Parts of the University as diverse as History of Art , English , Sociology , Medicine , Continuing Education and the Information Office have produced authors following their fascinations with the rich history of the city of Bristol , as well as respected local historians such as the archaeologist Leslie Grinsell , and former City Archivist Elizabeth Ralph . |
| 2 | To rid the UK of the label , the document says , the government must introduce fundamental policy changes on issues as diverse as air , water and waste policies , Antarctic oil exploration and greenhouse gas control . |
| 3 | He embraced topics as diverse as oxygen recycling , air sterilisation using hydrogen peroxide and the treatment of sewage under zero gravity conditions . |
| 4 | She currently sells her company 's products to outlets as diverse as Liberty , Harvey Nichols and the Guggenheim Museum in New York . |
| 5 | The reduction in price is , as companies as diverse as Eagle Star , Vernons Pools , Fullers Brewery , J Sainsbury and Co and even ACCOUNTANCY Magazine have been quick to see . |
| 6 | ‘ In Edinburgh , the course originally developed as a means of helping foreign post-graduate students — working in subjects as diverse as architecture , law , medicine , language teaching , and the physical sciences — to write clearly and logically in English . |
| 7 | There are of course other collections too numerous to mention , covering topics as diverse as witchcraft and mountaineering , baking and Ossianic literature . |
| 8 | The career of artists as diverse as Queen and Public Enemy would have been very different if Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards had n't come up with this landmark tune . |
| 9 | INDUSTRIALISTS in the US hope that a new research facility providing high-energy radiation will recover for them lost ground in areas as diverse as microcircuitry and metals processing . |
| 10 | Its existence was almost entirely a symbolic one , in such rituals as ‘ beating the bounds ’ , in village fairs and festivals and in sporting activities as diverse as foxhunting and cricket . |
| 11 | OVER the past few weeks I have been attempting to assess the relative marketing merits of companies as diverse as theatre companies , electrical retailers and peat producers . |
| 12 | A concise , practical household guide with information and expert advice on topics as diverse as stain removal , gardening , home decorating and cookery . |
| 13 | Subjects as diverse as tumour growth , gene structure , adaptive radiation in grasses , cell wall composition and the production of compounds of economic importance by plant tissue cultures are some of the topics of current research . |
| 14 | Mark Warner Travel offers holidays to destinations throughout the Mediterranean ‘ club ’ type packages including elements as diverse as accommodation , food and the cost of participating in organised sports . |
| 15 | The topical seminars ( for 50 to 10O delegates ) are being planned with Progressive Training to give the HCIMA the means to react to major industry developments as and when they arise , and could cover subjects as diverse as employment law , health and safety at work , and National Vocational Qualifications . |
| 16 | Early in the new century , for example , the Hooligan 's name was snapped up as far away as Tsarist Russia where it was used to describe crimes as diverse as murder , arson and rape , as well as a wide scatter of mischief such as obscenity , window-breaking and stone-throwing , defacing buildings , singing indecent songs , blocking public thoroughfares , brawling and stealing carriage wheels . |
| 17 | Topics as diverse as spectroscopy and nitrous acid appear in a range of publications , all attesting to the interest inherent in the subject of chemistry ( Table 2 ) . |
| 18 | Processes as diverse as salt regulation in fish , the acquisition of nutrients by plant roots , and the conduction of impulses by nerves , all depend on it . |
| 19 | Even with existing technologies applications are emerging in areas as diverse as shopfloor guidance , document filing and building planning and management . |
| 20 | I have been extremely fortunate to have worked in three scientific spheres : botanical , paleontological and malacological , over 19 years and even luckier to have been able to do scientific illustrating for publication , on subjects as diverse as grass flowers and tiny rodent jawbones ! |
| 21 | ( Above ) Noble Metals at Royston manufacture a wide range of fabricated platinum group metal products used in industries as diverse as glass , electronics , automotive and in advanced medical applications |
| 22 | These developments extend a comprehensive portfolio , with Electrical Insulation products going into end-uses as diverse as fishing rods and violin bows . |
| 23 | That organisations as diverse as shipbuilding , meat processors , training agencies and hotels saw fit to participate must be encouraging and some degree of recognition that marketing as a business philosophy is making some impact on the Scottish psyche . |
| 24 | A recent survey has shown that Edinburgh graduates have entered occupations as diverse as investment analysis , banking , market research , business management , teaching and public administration . |
| 25 | These attractions are as diverse as war games , vintage vehicles and flying falcons . |