Using air power to hit scattered, lightly armed ground forces as opposed to aiming at more strategic targets, such as Colonel Qaddafi's command centre, bases and other sites affecting his regime's survival, is inherently inefficient.
Beijing has moved systematically to put teeth behind its island claims, setting up the Sansha city administration in 2012 to administer the scattered, lightly populated region of island groups and reefs.
More caudally, labelled cells were still scattered lightly across areas 29, 30, 23a and 23b, with area 23c still containing the least within area 23, but now just a few more labelled cells were apparent in area 23b.
The crusader knights charged, scattering the lightly armed Turkish cavalry.
A couple of charcoal-grilled king prawns served with a scattering of lightly fried garlic were uncomplicated and tasty.
When we think of Sids, we may be tempted to imagine small patches of paradise scattered with lightly populated fishing villages, unfettered by the demands of modernity.
They are generally topped with fried onions, and often with a scattering of lightly toasted walnuts.
At twice the size of a standard Hershey's Kiss, the Deluxe has a creamy chocolate ganache center that surrounds a whole roasted hazelnut, all encased in a shell of milk chocolate that's scattered with lightly crunchy crisps.
Make sure to lightly scatter only a very thin layer of leaves there.
As for the city and state police forces, their equipment and training are far more meager, and they are lightly scattered across a vast population.
