11.   Scattered reports hinted that Bamaca was still living.

12.   Scattered reports of rising wages, confined mainly to retailing.

13.   Residential real estate agents in New Jersey are still bubbling, reporting buoyant housing prices, apparently unnettled by scattered reports of cautionary signs.

14.   So far, there have only been scattered reports of harassment of army personnel.

15.   There have already been scattered reports of job losses at firms such as Banc of America and Merrill Lynch.

16.   There were scattered reports of minor violence, including the burning of some taxi cabs in Buenos Aires and the provinces.

17.   There were scattered reports of clashes between Hindus and Muslims in Gujarat after the news of the train attack spread.

18.   There were scattered reports of vehicles burned, offices ransacked and of a policeman shot dead.

19.   There were scattered reports of problems with voters who left their identification at home but wanted to vote anyway.

20.   There were scattered reports of protests at polling stations that ran out of ballots.