Such indices are used to price commodities as diverse as petrol and gold.

In sectors as diverse as software, biotechnology, medical instrumentation, telecommunications and sports equipment, users are spurring growth.

在软件、生物技术、医疗器械、电信和运动器材等各种领域，用户正在刺激增长。

With hundreds of languages and dialects spoken from around the world, few cities are as diverse as New York.

世界各地有数以百计的语言及各种方言，但很少有城市像纽约这样多样化。

Trying to find a single coherent account of events in a country as diverse as Russia is risky.

试图在一个像俄罗斯这样多元化的国家里寻找对重大事件的一致性叙述是危险的。

That is even without considering the political challenges facing countries as diverse as Brazil, China, South Africa, Russia and Turkey.

而此时我们还未将巴西、中国、南非、俄罗斯和土耳其等国面临的各种政治挑战考虑在内。

Fiery power packs have haunted businesses as diverse as Dell and Boeing in recent years.

近年来，电池过热问题困扰过从戴尔（Dell）到波音（Boeing）等各类企业。

Today, yoga is practiced throughout the world for reasons as diverse as weight loss and heightened spirituality.

现在，瑜伽被世界各个角落的人们练习，为了各样的原因，比如减肥、提升精神境界。

Today, computers also control machines as diverse as automobile engines, robots, and microwave ovens.

现今，电脑亦用于像汽车发动机、机器人和微波炉等诸多不同机器的控制方面。

The program deals with subjects as diverse as pop music and ancient Greek drama.

这档节目涉及包括流行音乐，古希腊戏剧在内的各种题材。

Its volcanic rocks are as diverse as Earth's, and the manifestations of water vary tremendously.

它的火山岩石像地球上的一样多变，而且水呈现的样貌变化极大。

Countries as diverse as Chile and Mongolia have declared their intention to become bilingual in English over the next decade or two.

从智利到蒙古，许多截然不同的国家都表示他们要在十年或者二十年的时间内变成能够说英语的双语国家。

Opinions are nearly as diverse as Chinese cuisine itself.

就像玲琅满目的中华美食一样，人们给出的答案也是五花八门。

A city as diverse as ours, is going to have a significant crime problem that you've gotta be on top of.

如纽约这般兼容并蓄的城市，犯罪率必然很高，必须把这一问题解决好

Modern turtle shells are almost as diverse as the turtles themselves.

现代龟的壳几乎和龟本身一样繁多。

Many companies-in fields as diverse as robotics, logistics and appliances-have inquired, he said.

他说，很多公司都来打听过。这些公司所处的领域多种多样，如机器人、物流和电器。

Now plants as diverse as tomatoes and cotton have been equipped with genes that scientists have borrowed from bacteria.

现在，像西红柿和棉花等多种植物都已经植入科学家们移自细菌的各种基因。

Most webtoon serials3 are published on major Internet portals free of charge and once or twice a week. They cover a wide range of genres4, as diverse as romantic comedies and horror.

大部分网络漫画系列都在大型门户网站免费发布，每周更新一到两次，涵盖的题材也很广泛，浪漫喜剧和恐怖故事等，都涵盖其中。

They are used in research as diverse as babies' cries, and management fraud.

它们被研究应用的领域如此广泛，甚至包括婴儿的啼哭，假货的控制等。

Other Soviet relics are found in areas as diverse as worker compensation, sales and distribution, and accounting.

其他前苏联的文物被发现在等不同领域的工人补偿，销售和分销，会计。

Scheduling problems arise in areas as diverse as production planning, personnel planning, computer design, and time tabling.

调度问题起源于产品规划、人力规划、计算机设计、时间表等问题。

At least one small deal has already happened, albeit not as expected.

至少一项规模较小的交易已经达成, 尽管同外界的预期相比可能有所差距.