But the elements which were scattered over a number of Sumerian myths have, in the Enuma elish, been brought together and welded into a coherent whole.

Often their estates were not concentrated in a single province, but scattered over a number.

The fact that in some of the countries, ethnic Somalis are a minority, whilst in others they are a majority is no different from the situation in many other African countries, where some ethnic groups are scattered over a number of neighbouring countries.

The Network of Buddhist Organisations was formed at a time when Buddhism had become consolidated in Britain, with a membership scattered over a large number of different bodies.

Trade was now scattered over a number of ports among bitter warfare in the Straits.

Rather than a centralised port of exchange of Asian wealth exchange, or a Malay state to police the Strait of Malacca that made it safe for commercial traffic, trade was now scattered over a number of ports amongst bitter warfare in the Straits.

In the Commission text, since amended, details of when entitled persons should receive information from the competent authorities, and on what topics, were scattered too widely over a number of different articles.

Beside the irrigated lands in Souf valley, there is a wide area of non-irrigated lands scattered over a number of hills and mountains which depend on seasonal rains: Manarah, Koom, Mrab'ah, Sabatah, Sahlat, fanadeg, mansoura, Wadi Warran and others.