Mounted troops were sent into the streets to disperse the mob with force.

The security forces were deployed but did not disperse the mob or make arrests.

The governor was compelled to call the state militia to disperse the mob, which reached 1,000 at its peak.

Police struggled to disperse the mob fighting outside the hospital.

The police stepped in at the right moment and dispersed the mob.

Each case contains 24 laminated (to disperse heat) lithium-ion modules about the size of a small laptop.

But while such panache would seem far from efficient functionalism, the piece was designed with function as a top priority: to better disperse heat than a traditional radiator.

Air-cooled motorcycles rely on air blowing past fins on the engine case to disperse heat.

In cold climates, a ceiling fan may disperse heat to warm up the room as well by dispersing downwards the warm air that rises to the ceiling surface.

But warm your feet, it causes blood vessels to enlarge, dispersing heat and lowering your core temperature.

Police used teargas in the capital to disperse protesters.

Yesterday they used teargas to disperse protesters outside and it later emerged that they had removed his body and taken it to an undisclosed location.

Riot police fired teargas and live rounds to disperse protesters gathering in other parts of the city.

Police used tear gas to disperse protesters as vehicles and shops were set on fire.

Water cannon was also used to disperse protesters who were trying to enter the presidency building.

They pollinate plants, disperse seeds and consume insects – including disease-spreading vectors like mosquitoes.

These include removing selected species, creating gaps for regeneration of new individuals, recycling nutrients, and dispersing seeds.

In addition, rodents may also disperse seeds via seed spitting due to the presence of secondary metabolites in ripe fruits.

The species plays an important role in dispersing seeds from fruits.

However, frugivorous tortoises, lizards, amphibians and even fish also disperse seeds.

In other species, the young birds do not stay around the place where they were born but disperse widely through the countryside.

They roost communally in trees or reedbeds, and disperse widely during the day.

A group which becomes over-large may routinely have to disperse widely to find enough food when foraging.

In the ocean, this allows the larvae to disperse widely and have greater chances of finding optimum sites for settling.

Birds from other populations may disperse widely outside the breeding season.

Police dispersed protesters in several key cities before the announcement.

Police dispersed the crowd and said no offences were reported.

Police dispersed the crowds by 11.30pm.

Those who flout new lockdown rules face a criminal record, it emerged, as police dispersed people in public spaces and said that they would use drones to enforce the measures.

Counter-demonstrators arrived and the two sides exchanged minor blows before police dispersed the crowd.