11.   Until Wednesday, as has been endlessly pointed out, the convention had been a carefully scripted infomercial punctuated by scattered protests and pundits on autopilot.

12.   Unlike Watergate, which sparked passionate demonstrations in front of the White House, the current impeachment procedure has produced only scattered protests.

13.   With only scattered protests that petered out quickly, Kuala Lumpur hardly seemed a city on the edge of anarchy.

14.   A grim mood hung over the city on a day of scattered protests triggered by the economic crisis.

15.   Along with rallies by opposition supporters, there have been scattered protests by Yugoslav army reservists demanding to be paid for their service in Kosovo during NATO airstrikes.

16.   Although the families of the victims called off their demonstration, police broke up scattered protests by left-wing groups across Amritsar on Tuesday.

17.   Bangladesh has been hit with scattered protests since last Tuesday, when the government announced the first fuel price increases in seven years.

18.   Bangladesh has been hit with scattered protests since Tuesday, when the government announced the first fuel price increases in seven years.

19.   But in recent months, there have been scattered protests by foreign supporters of Falun Gong.

20.   But in recent months, there have also been scattered protests by foreign supporters.