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Step on the scale.

Five tremors in excess of magnitude 5.0 on the Richter scale have shaken Japan just this week, but scientists are warning that the largest expected aftershock has yet to hit.

At the atomic scale we observe quantum mechanical effects that can not be explained by classical mechanics.

Harry Partch invented scads of musical instruments, many tuned to his 43-tone scale.

The power delivered by a one square metre solar panel is approximately one watt. Therefore it is currently difficult to harvest solar energy on a grand scale.

Miguel, the pickup artist, rates women's looks on a scale from one to ten, claiming that he only hits on eights and up.

An earthquake, 8.9 on the Richter scale, hits Japan and causes a massive tsunami.

On a scale of 1 to 10, please rate your proficiency in the following languages.

Their siheyuans were far smaller in scale and simpler in design and decoration, and the hutongs were narrower.

Do you think 'noo good jobs for young people' is a local problem or is it a problem on a national scale?

a set of numbers, amounts, etc., used to measure or compare the level of something. How would you rate his work on a scale of 1 to 5? the relation between the real size of something and its size on a map, model, or diagram

A project’s size or scale is based on a varying set of criteria, the most common of which are duration and cost.

And, this time, it runs the gamut.

A buyers' market is a market in which goods are plentiful, buyers have a wide range of choices, and prices are low.

His tasks range from digging wells to getting rid of garbage.

range of services

price range

Prices range from the low $30 to the high $50.

Was your mock exam score this time within the pass range for your preferred school?

Businesses perceive as competitors a narrow range of the business world; there are many cases where they don't understand their real rivals.

In the past accidents have occurred where shells fell outside of the firing range area used for exercises by the JGSDF.

The range is so wide I can’t choose just one thing

to shoot somebody at close range

Up ahead they could see the distant peaks of a range of mountains – the Himalayas.

Every Thursday he practised on the shooting range.

Our prices range from £30 to £80 for a pair of jeans.

This book ranges over the Middle Ages and Baroque.

The Internet has expanded the range of my sex life; it's a bit like I upgraded to ballistic missiles.

I offered her a range of options.