diff --git a/inference/Conditional.h b/inference/Conditional.h
index 0a86de0d9..1ddd29907 100644
--- a/inference/Conditional.h
+++ b/inference/Conditional.h
@@ -61,18 +61,27 @@ public:
 
   /** Constructor from a frontal variable and a vector of parents */
   Conditional(Index key, const std::vector<Index>& parents) : nrFrontals_(1) {
-			keys_.resize(1 + parents.size());
-			*(beginFrontals()) = key;
-			std::copy(parents.begin(), parents.end(), beginParents());
-		}
+    keys_.resize(1 + parents.size());
+    *(beginFrontals()) = key;
+    std::copy(parents.begin(), parents.end(), beginParents());
+  }
+
+  /** Constructor from a frontal variable and an iterator range of parents */
+  template<typename Iterator>
+  static Conditional::shared_ptr FromRange(Index key, Iterator firstParent, Iterator lastParent) : nrFrontals_(1) {
+    Conditional::shared_ptr conditional(new Conditional);
+    conditional->keys_.push_back(key);
+    std::copy(firstKey, lastKey, back_inserter(conditional->keys_));
+    return ret;
+  }
 
   /** Named constructor from any number of frontal variables and parents */
   template<typename Iterator>
-  static shared_ptr fromRange(Iterator firstKey, Iterator lastKey, size_t nrFrontals) {
-  	shared_ptr conditional(new Conditional);
-  	conditional->nrFrontals_ = nrFrontals;
-		std::copy(firstKey, lastKey, back_inserter(conditional->keys_));
-		return conditional;
+  static Conditional::shared_ptr FromRange(Iterator firstKey, Iterator lastKey, size_t nrFrontals) {
+    Conditional::shared_ptr conditional(new Conditional);
+    conditional->nrFrontals_ = nrFrontals;
+    std::copy(firstKey, lastKey, back_inserter(conditional->keys_));
+    return conditional;
   }
 
   /** check equality */
diff --git a/inference/Factor.cpp b/inference/Factor.cpp
index 553d4d3c0..9c1469761 100644
--- a/inference/Factor.cpp
+++ b/inference/Factor.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ boost::shared_ptr<BayesNet<Conditional> > Factor::eliminate(size_t nrFrontals) {
   BayesNet<Conditional>::shared_ptr fragment(new BayesNet<Conditional>());
   const_iterator nextFrontal = this->begin();
   for(Index n = 0; n < nrFrontals; ++n, ++nextFrontal)
-    fragment->push_back(Conditional::fromRange(nextFrontal, const_iterator(this->end()), 1));
+    fragment->push_back(Conditional::FromRange(nextFrontal, const_iterator(this->end()), 1));
   if(nrFrontals > 0)
     keys_.assign(fragment->back()->beginParents(), fragment->back()->endParents());
   return fragment;
diff --git a/inference/tests/testSymbolicFactor.cpp b/inference/tests/testSymbolicFactor.cpp
index 307155f5b..efb659b91 100644
--- a/inference/tests/testSymbolicFactor.cpp
+++ b/inference/tests/testSymbolicFactor.cpp
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ TEST(SymbolicFactor, eliminate) {
   BayesNet<Conditional> fragment = *actual.eliminate(3);
 
   Factor expected(keys.begin()+3, keys.end());
-  Conditional::shared_ptr expected0 = Conditional::fromRange(keys.begin(), keys.end(), 1);
-  Conditional::shared_ptr expected1 = Conditional::fromRange(keys.begin()+1, keys.end(), 1);
-  Conditional::shared_ptr expected2 = Conditional::fromRange(keys.begin()+2, keys.end(), 1);
+  Conditional::shared_ptr expected0 = Conditional::FromRange(keys.begin(), keys.end(), 1);
+  Conditional::shared_ptr expected1 = Conditional::FromRange(keys.begin()+1, keys.end(), 1);
+  Conditional::shared_ptr expected2 = Conditional::FromRange(keys.begin()+2, keys.end(), 1);
 
   CHECK(assert_equal(fragment.size(), size_t(3)));
   CHECK(assert_equal(expected, actual));