in several different ways, at several different times, or by several different people

The law has been variously called "a noble experiment" and "one of the worst legislative mistakes in the country's history". 关于这条法律人们看法各不相同，有的称其为“一项伟大的实验”，有的称其为“国家历史上最糟糕的立法错误之一”。

The number of cases this year of salmonella poisoning has been variously put at 46, 49, or 51. 今年有关沙门氏菌中毒病例的数量有46例、49例和51例的不同说法。