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Sentence Examples The implementation of very strong environmental protection legislation in the USA provoked a strong backlash. Having provoked a strong reaction from most students at the college, a number of the posters have been taken down. Their request to do so was rejected, a rejection which provoked a strong reaction. Such headaches, for me, are provoked by stress, sleep deprivation, and dehydration. The outrage it provoked was based on the seeming crudeness of the content and the sexist nastiness of the boy protagonists. But I realized that our confidence provoked an enormous defensiveness from the rest of the group. I am increasingly sensitive to injustice, which makes my blood boil, and these paintings were born from the anger provoked by this horror. I know that my father was severely provoked many times, but even when angry, no malediction ever crossed his lips. However provoked, the dayanim adjourned without a decision and set a date for a second trial. What provoked the Manipuri women to protest in this unheard of manner was the custodial death of a 32-year-old Manipuri woman. Viewed as a screwball and rebel by his teachers, he was a rare wit who provoked laughter and sometimes rage. The article provoked anger at Miller from certain army brass and some old-line military bandmasters. This provoked an outburst of uproarious, thigh-slapping mirth among the beefy barons of Novosti. The publication of the government's submission provoked another public furore. We excluded provoked seizures, acute symptomatic seizures, and febrile convulsions. This ensured compliance in most middle class districts but provoked determined resistance in working class suburbs such as Blanchardstown. She says her illustration of a frenzied cat with a serpentine body always provoked immense laughter from children. The question was rather tongue in cheek, but it certainly provoked conversation. I am also provoked to wonder about the moral framework of someone who belittles his friends in public. Across Australia, his passing provoked front-page headlines in newspapers and pages of coverage. Show More Sentences Within a year the resulting notoriety provoked the newly crowned James I to promulgate an Act that made bigamy a felony. At a press conference, a police spokesman spoke of the alleged crime spree as being clearly provoked and not really worth prosecution. On a basic level, the destruction of these austere cuboid monoliths on our skyline has provoked us to reflect on what buildings mean. Many of the homes to be demolished are boarded-up and unlet, but the news provoked a strong backlash among the many tenants who remain. Time and again he provoked a response, be it from a Cuban parrot, a Cuban pygmy owl, a Cuban trogon or a Cuban red-bellied woodpecker. Yet the historian does not feel provoked enough to indict him for failing to understand what forces the destructive potential of mobs and crowds. Still, the prospect of turning up in Darwin, capital of the Northern Territory, at the ungodly hour of 4am provoked anxiety. His undisguised contempt for the press and his refusal to answer journalists' questions provoked grumbling within the White House press corps. Ferdinand's concession of a constitution at the end of January thus provoked a temporary mood of enthusiasm and popular unity. It's the third essay which is particularly irking me, and which has provoked this writing. The case naturally provoked a lot of commentary, much of it beside the point. What provoked the series of events that led to her going away, many months earlier, was a dinner-table contretemps in the Partridge household. The interleaving of channels, which provoked so much criticism from operators striving to offer data services, is now entirely eliminated. The remark provoked raucous laughter, and the balance of the first game was interlaced with a slew of lewd speculation. The prospect of a Conservative government has provoked a major debate in the corporate media. Meanwhile the project seems to have provoked some bemused commentary among art connoisseurs. Nature offers a healing medicine, and arrests the death which his intemperance has provoked. I could easily intellectualize the tragedy by arguing that the U.S. had provoked it. Naturally, this provoked a flood of filth and crude innuendo, which is hardly suitable material for a family site. The outburst may have been violent and warrant for arrest or to institutionalize her, but I provoked it. Show More Sentences The trials have provoked fierce opposition from local people, particularly organic farmers and beekeepers who fear for their livelihood. The amount we are prepared to pay the jobbing MP has long provoked indignation from the public. She carried her Tibetan phrase book everywhere she went, and despite all the laughter she provoked she was actually learning Tibetan. Her disappearance provoked a massive public response, and hundreds of police officers combed the city streets. When they could be provoked into a fight or caught at all, Comanche warriors proved formidable foes, even for expert riflemen. The dustup between the professors provoked a flurry of articles and op-eds earlier this year, but most of the coverage missed its true import. Last week's conflict was provoked by the arrogance of a Prime Minister impatient with the parliamentary process. His subjects were taught that he created the dawn of each new day, so that his death in 1994 provoked fear of perpetual darkness. The ill-conceived project provoked outrage among the communities of both clubs. The vicarious emotions that the accounts of the trial provoked range from the honourable, through the ignoble to the thoroughly perverse. The raid provoked an angry response from local tribesmen who have close links with ethnic Pashtuns in the south and east of Afghanistan. This action provoked an immediate response from Congress, questioning the authority of the President to bar access to the civil courts. On the other hand, it meant that some of his ideas provoked hostile opposition, while others were greeted with incomprehension or indifference. The sporadic panic buying of petrol was largely provoked by the government's own warnings. He was surprised at the feelings Kate had provoked in him since he'd met her the previous day. Kelly later claimed that he was constantly provoked by the police and prevented from earning an honest living. I know without a doubt that if provoked my mother could become a homicidal maniac in defence of her animals. The group's success led to national media attention, but also provoked animosity, as some accused it of a collective holier-than-thou attitude. She describes these rages as often provoked by strangers on the street who whistle at her or make some sexually suggestive remark. The federal order to stop discriminating provoked outrage on the part of several school board members. Show More Sentences The vicious character of the police attack provoked widespread public outrage. Both the radical design and the seeming blasphemy of the work provoked a dramatic outburst and scandal that made his name. In order to achieve its demands, Northwest provoked a strike and invested millions of dollars to train strike-breakers. The riots were seen specifically as anti-police demonstrations provoked by heavy-handed police harassment. It was this mistreatment which provoked her death from heart failure on 25 July. A number of studies suggest that arousal may be provoked by respiratory stimuli. But his good looks provoked such a flow of fan mail including offers of marriage that he just had to go. Despite its effectiveness, the CWU has capitulated to management demands that originally provoked the strike. The film provoked controversy because of its use of offensive language, and was given an 18 rating by film censors. But it would be a crime greater than the crime that provoked such an act, and in the end that would stay our hand. Issuing an apology after calming down, he said he had been deeply provoked and in the heat of the moment lost his temper. Normally calm species of sharks such as the nurse shark can be provoked to violence if they take a liking to your Starter Jacket. My post yesterday about bounders and cads provoked a torrent of commentary and email, so I thought I'd share it with everyone. I find it amazing that my flippant and sardonic comments on one 600 pound butterball of a women has provoked such a response. Such stirring events provoked a range of responses, and those printed here are bitter, mournful, vitriolic, and celebratory in turn. This has provoked a spirited defence from surviving members of the design team. She's completely opposite to me, tall, honey brown hair, fiery temper when provoked, bluey gray eyes, freckles. On 18 March, government troops bungled an attempt to remove cannon placed on the heights of Montmartre, which provoked the feared rebellion. Neither the Christmas vigil nor the Christmas day service provoked any great amount of tension in either party. Rather than dullness, it is surely the subversive nonconformity of Beat sensibilities that provoked attacks like these. Show More Sentences Taken individually, each object may have provoked some unsettling reactions and reverberations, but those were fleeting and ephemeral. The soi-disant near-death experience has provoked all manner of concerned response, for which thanks. The appointment of the Euro-sceptic provoked renewed hostilities between different factions at the top of the party. Some of the dissenters, provoked by the police use of tear gas against them, responded by torching Gabriel's house. These words provoked no murmurs of dissent from this largely Republican crowd. Such accentuation of nonpolitical aspects of civil society provoked two major criticisms. It was this criticism in the heat of the election campaign that provoked the party to disendorse her, giving her a great deal of free publicity. The move has provoked accusations that Executive ministers are acting to silence a vocal critic. I am easily provoked, and rather vicious when my toe is stepped on, but I'm quick to cool down and fast to reasoning. News of the detentions provoked outrage among school students, teachers and school administrators. Waves of immigrants from Canada and Europe provoked jeremiads bemoaning the demise of New England's Anglo-Puritan colonial heritage. Nursery nurses claim the council has provoked the action by ignoring their arguments for an increase in their hourly rate. A radical working class carried out a general strike in 1917 and provoked two states of siege. Seriously, this site has provoked my writerly instincts and definitely fed my Cyke jones. The condemnation follows recent controversy in the US where a rash of product recalls has provoked a safety panic over free gifts. The government's measures have provoked other forms of disruption, such as go-slows by lorries on motorways and major city roads. The mention of Thomas provoked an immediate reaction from Becky as the Shopkeeper knew it would. Yet the fear of this technical underworld has provoked a knee-jerk reaction. This provoked outrage in the industry and among those whose branch line was set for the chop. The only tense moments were provoked by police over-reaction and aggression. Show More Sentences Half a world away, however, the discovery has provoked howls of outrage and denunciations of a woman formerly held in the highest regard. But he claimed he was provoked when the man threw an aerosol can at the group and then hit one of his friends with an 18 in rounders bat. Sometimes applicants are deliberately provoked to see how they handle themselves. Nathan was looking at her with a wild expression, the kind he got whenever she had deliberately provoked him. She could get very dangerous when she was provoked and irritated, and the teenagers knew that. She tried not show that Linda's slap had provoked her, as she fought an urge to rub her sore cheek. The last thing we want is to put ourselves in the position where he is taunted or provoked and reacts again. She provoked me, she taunted me, she said, I'm never going back to you, all those sorts of things. Looking more like a documentary than a typical TV drama, the films provoked a storm of outrage. He had deliberately provoked her, coaxed her into giving him the painful death he had coveted. The show has provoked an emotional response from audiences everywhere it has been staged. The affair has provoked calls from teachers' unions for a rethink of the tests and the importance they are given in selecting teachers. Although leopard seals have a ferocious reputation, they do not attack humans, unless provoked. She was the mistress of a king and provoked a revolt against him which caused him to lose his kingdom. However unappealing, this outbreak of boasting is probably neither here nor there to the individuals whose agonies initially provoked it. The belly laughs provoked by that rib-tickler have put the entire main island of Japan on tsunami alert. That would mean if an intruder provoked you to violence, you would only be convicted if the intruder could prove that he or she was no threat. The king himself provoked the severe limitations on his power by the ambivalent attitude he displayed towards the Revolution. The attack provoked a riposte, and the quarrel ranged far beyond the domain of rhetorical theory. These events provoked the first signs of an intellectual disenchantment in Britain. Show More Sentences The white slave panic of 1909-10 provoked an even more irrational and nativistic wave of government intrusiveness. The resignation that followed and the outrage provoked by the decision prompted an irrevocable split within the committee. Soon after taking office she provoked anger by saying she supported the legalisation of assisted dying. The variability of the margin of appreciation has sometimes provoked strong reactions from judges frustrated by its imprecision. The continuation of economic austerity policies under these conditions has provoked a wave of upheavals throughout the continent. His increasingly authoritarian style of leadership has provoked some concern about the future of democracy in the country. The battle raged for weeks and provoked a flood of newspaper editorials, as well as intense radio talkback. However, my frantic eye-fluttering demonstrations merely provoked inquiries after my contact lenses rather than the swoons of desire I had anticipated. And, of course, it was against the mixing of the races that the music inevitably provoked. The story was so appalling, the attack so brutish and morally offensive, that it provoked an immediate, furious response. No one was quite sure how Pepper made it to the bitter end, except that the show's producers loved the drama she provoked. The walkout was provoked by a monitoring system BA wants to introduce. And as with all cheerful, well-intentioned memes, the Challenge has provoked some good old-fashioned political trolling. He cautioned jawans not to be provoked while operating in insurgency prone areas, and urged them to act in patience by respecting the human rights of innocent civilians. Fujimori's vow Friday to protect the constitution provoked jeers from opposition congressmen, who accused him of violating it many times during his decade in power. The interview also provoked a counterattack from the French newsweekly L'Express. The video footages clearly showed that despite policemen showing a lot of restraint, the agitators provoked them, culminating in the police using force. Between 1930 and 1960, changes in agroecosystems, international markets, and Central American political conditions provoked a transformation of banana production processes. Or that being financially provoked to accept a demeaning offer is some form of personal triumph. Traditional liberalism was good while democratic socialism provoked the uneasy but passing grade of neutral. Show More Sentences These particular punishments, the lectures that preceded them and the screams they provoked, were recorded on a giant reel-to-reel tape recorder that stood in the living-room. His manner was rather that of a music hall artist, complacent, even cheerful, as his one-liners provoked from his audience the rejoinders he sought. But he has provoked a storm of opposition from islanders, politicians and mountaineers, who dispute his right to put such a national treasure on the market. The leaks provided little information but provoked a great deal of talk. By sending his Numidian cavalry to harass the Roman camp on the right bank of the river Trebbia, he provoked the Roman commander Sempronius Longus into crossing to his side. Indeed, the recent economic setbacks have provoked an unseemly amount of gloating on the part of many in the developing world. It reflects both the anger provoked by the senseless violence two days earlier, and the growing confidence of the opposition. But the shutdown is something of a sideshow, provoked by impatient conservatives who wanted confrontation. And, among certain sections of society at least, provoked a sigh of relief. I have no qualifications as a pilot, but I have flown a 777 in a Boeing simulator and provoked a stick shake. The decision by the Confederacy in February 1861 to levy a tariff on the import of goods provoked a discussion about the expanding trade between the Upper and Lower South. The seven man, five woman jury rejected a call to convict him of manslaughter on the grounds of his claims that he was provoked by his wife taunting him about affairs. The backdown provoked an immediate angry reaction from employers. The pair of articles provoked a large number of responses from readers. The marriage ended in 1992, after Welch had provoked a media flurry by attending a blessing of the marriage in Yorkshire wearing a revealing minidress. Most microfinance institutions charge interest rates well below those that provoked controversy in the article. No serious injuries were reported in this attack, nor in the next day's mortaring, which provoked a heavy-weapon Army counter-attack inside Najaf. The move has provoked public outcry from bar owners and thousands of waiters, dancers and bar girls, as well as disgruntled murmurings from late-night boozers. A shortage of townhouses and tenements in central Edinburgh has provoked a boom in new-build properties, particularly in outlying areas, agents say. But in addition to attracting some 600,000 new donors, the viral charity stunt has provoked a bit of controversy, too. Show More Sentences The humiliating incident is likely to have provoked a furious reaction from the Queen. The Russian Revolution provoked immense fear in conservative Europe, especially as communist movements sprouted in Hungary, Finland, France, and Germany. Giron has taken other positions that have provoked local ire, including her support for water rights and renewable energy. However, in the following sections, we see that a minor slight of the American religious right by an obscure professor has provoked an event of international outrage. Like most of my sister's stories, it provoked a startling mental picture, capturing a moment in time when one's actions seem both unimaginably cruel and completely natural. The SNP election broadcast about waiting lists was controversial and provoked many heart-searching discussions about negative campaigning and taste. In one instance her inadequate performance provoked catcalls and derision. The news provoked widespread outrage from the families of people in care. From his isolated vantage point in chemical engineering, he seems to have been spared discussions on his campus that the new general education curriculum initially provoked. Has Oxford provoked one of the most imaginative outbursts in music today? At the dawn of the twentieth-century, baby farms provoked sensation, newspapers advertised babies, and indentures and deeds were still used to exchange children. The disclosures last night provoked renewed condemnation of Britain's multibillion-pound arms industry for selling to both sides in the escalating Kashmir crisis. I apologize for any pinwheeling of eyeballs the post may have provoked. Even the plebeians are people and should not be spurned or provoked. In the 1930s, this led it into conflict with Franklin Roosevelt's economic programs, and provoked a Presidential threat to stack the Court with pliable appointees. The kinetics of inhaled peptide-induced LARs was similar in both intradermally provoked reactions and LARs after inhaled whole allergen challenge. These changes provoked the anger of William Cobbett, who wished to return to a golden age when England was still a land of prosperous yeomen farmers and contented cottagers. Klein suffered from a severe form of cyclothymic illness which, in manic phases, provoked arrest and disgrace, and in depressive mood, brought him close to self-destruction. Social discipline has broken down, the economy is gasping for life and people's emotions are being provoked into ever-threatening spirals of discord and violence. The mass deportations have provoked tension between both countries. Show More Sentences The only time I felt provoked to send him a strong punchy letter was when he flew out on a secret mission to China, in the early 1970s, as Nixon's special messenger. Aggression towards non-nest mates is provoked almost exclusively by chemical cues that are learned shortly after eclosion from the pupal life stage. My remark provoked a loud laugh from the guide, a clap on the shoulder and a dig in the ribs, which I regarded as so many tributes to my skill in theological dialectic. The crisis provoked by her burning the meat heightens her resentful awareness of loss of individuality to which the domestication of marriage has subjected her. The expiration of the 800 days within which the Prime Minister promised to considerably improve living standards provoked mixed feelings among politicians. This provoked an explosion of anger by rank-and-file workers. We know envy as a state of exquisite tension, torment and ill-will, provoked by an overwhelming sense of inferiority, impotence and worthlessness. Nevertheless, flory may have provoked the police in more ways than one. The equally conservative college dismissed him after he deliberately provoked the college authorities. This provoked such a response that the Government was forced to relent and allow the Scottish banks to continue printing pound notes. This provoked Twentieth Century Fox to sue, prompting Greene to live in Mexico until after the trial was over. While welcomed by some, criticism on perceived unclarity provoked controversies among individual representatives of differing perspectives. This March 5, 1998 event provoked massive condemnation from the western capitals. Despite this, Baldwin's choice of the Attorney General Sir Thomas Inskip provoked widespread astonishment. At least one extra levy provoked desperation and rioting in which the emperor's statues were destroyed. Thus Mercury cures the holes which it has provoked and other Arsenicals do likewise. The minaret building projects in Wangen, Langenthal, and Wil,, provoked fierce political debates beyond the communities concerned. This undermined the traditional tribal order and provoked opposition across rural areas. The bitter division in public opinion provoked by the British intervention in the Middle East has already had one disastrous consequence. Since his Cossacks provoked the enmity of the locals behind, Poyarkov chose a different way back. Show More Sentences Later that year, Edward abdicated, after his proposed marriage to divorced socialite Wallis Simpson provoked a constitutional crisis. The government campaign that crushed the movement was provoked by a murder that took place in Huddersfield. The 1993 murder of Mayhem's Euronymous by Burzum's Varg Vikernes provoked intensive media coverage. They were copwise. Hiltz knew him from the Deutsches Haus. Smith provoked discord routinely. They were copwise. Criticisms over the complexity of their music provoked some bands to create music that was even more complex. The death of her father in 1904 provoked her most alarming collapse and she was briefly institutionalised. His use of flowery language to describe it, however, provoked both praise and criticism. The Gesta Herewardi says Hereward attempted to negotiate with William but was provoked into a fight with a man named Ogger. The study conducted by the University of Montreal researchers examined women who suffer from a condition called provoked vestibulodynia. Given the low ebb of spirituality in Oxford at that time, it was not surprising that Wesley's group provoked a negative reaction. Coronation Street star Ryan Thomas provoked much laughter from colleagues when he wore a onesie on his way to filming earlier this month. No longer will Australia be able to say that dingoes are not dangerous and will only attack if provoked. The conflict was provoked by individuals, as many conquistadors were, not states. While welcomed by some, criticism on perceived unclarity has provoked controversies among individual representatives of differing perspectives. He cajoled, prompted, provoked and polemicised, pushing the Black Cats out of the comfort zone Martin O'Neill had sleep-walked them into. No wonder such a spirit, in such a situation, is provoked beyond the regards of religion or self-conviction. The inability to find a manuscript in Copenhagen after Bertram's death provoked some questions as to its validity. These early experiments with animal blood provoked a heated controversy in Britain and France. Romania's entry into the War in August 1916 provoked major changes for the Germans. Between 1851 and 1855, it returned to the north amid the floods that provoked the Nien and Taiping Rebellions. Show More Sentences James provoked further opposition by attempting to reduce the Anglican monopoly on education. The conspiracy, known as the Rye House Plot, backfired upon its conspirators and provoked a wave of sympathy for the King and James. The address provoked a strong reaction from the faculty, who denounced it as heretical, forcing Cop to flee to Basel. The new technology provoked discontent among traditional scribes, leading to the Print Yard being burned in an arson attack. In 1721, Cotton Mather and colleagues provoked controversy in Boston by inoculating hundreds. The most harm is being done by chemical pollution from road construction and road provoked habitat fragmentation. With its superior manoeuvrability, the English fleet provoked Spanish fire while staying out of range. In summer there can be strong rains, which have on some occasions provoked catastrophic floods and landslides. Existing revolts over the government salt monopoly and severe floods along the Yellow River provoked the Red Turban Rebellion. Furthermore, the natural resource abundance provoked a decline in entrepreneurship as profits from resource extraction are less risky. The death of Charles II in 1700 without descendants provoked the War of the Spanish Succession. It has provoked many questions about the safety of amusement rides at funfairs, their control and need for regular maintenance. In the tropics, the rainy season is provoked by the tropical air masses and the dry winters by subtropical high pressure. She was easily provoked to violence and, once she began to fight, would go berserk, smiting and killing left and right. Even when adapted to more conventional methods, the new plan provoked a storm of protest from the majority of German generals. Without a plausible explanation for what might have provoked an ice age, the whole theory fell into abeyance. This provoked hostility from certain members of the audience, who were upset at Lostprophets inclusion on such a bill. This act of war provoked an equally strong response from Agricola, who, according to Tacitus, exterminated almost the whole tribe. The most common type of voluntary manslaughter occurs when a defendant is provoked to commit the homicide. MacDonald later regained his position, but James IV again deprived him of his titles in 1493 after his nephew provoked a rebellion. Show More Sentences Furthermore, it was the behaviour of those conducting the war, not the war itself that provoked opposition within the labour movement. The failure of the colonisation project provoked tremendous discontent throughout Lowland Scotland where almost every family had been affected. This curious species of non-publication provoked numerous programmers to post directions on Slashdot for circumventing the clickwrap. In a move that provoked mixed reaction from both fans and critics, Bowie chose Nine Inch Nails as his tour partner for the Outside Tour. It has been suggested that it was the sending of this letter which provoked the trial which Patrick mentions in the Confession. I'm acutely aware that this lovely blond beast, if properly provoked, could rip my lungs out with a single swipe of clawsome paw. But where's the use of invoking the Muses, when they are provoked by droppings of inspiration from a stone, in which the measure and the meaning are most happily profundified? Gender, not race alone, provoked lynch mobs, who demanded retribution for violations of the traditional code which demanded that white men protect white women. The implication of the King in such a scandal provoked much public and literary conjecture and irreparably tarnished James's court with an image of corruption and depravity. The profuse perspiration provoked by the first room of the bathhouse triggered a languorous, abulic sensuality that tended to put most novices under. Spain were provoked into a response and Villa almost provided a swift equaliser when he rounded Hart but found the angle too acute and could only hit the side-netting. Marchetto further provoked Prosdocimo's ire by applying traditional terms such as enharmonic, chromatic, and diatonic in unconventional ways to his newly defined intervals. The ruthlessness of the mission provoked a scandal in Paris. This provoked an explosion of popular rebellions across Spain. Damage of oocytes quality during warmer periods, leading to meiotic arrest of oocytes at anaphase and telophase stages, could be provoked by several factors. In the same period, the bankruptcy of the small farmers and the establishment of large slave estates provoked the migration to the city of a large number of people. When the National Liberals came to power in Denmark, in 1848, it provoked an uprising of ethnic Germans who supported Schleswig's ties with Holstein. Pinter's blunt political statements, and the award of the Nobel Prize in Literature, elicited strong criticism and even, at times, provoked ridicule and personal attacks. Bulgaria was provoked by the backstage deals between its former allies, Serbia and Greece, on the allocation of the spoils at the end of the First Balkan War. My pathetic collapse provoked them. My unreasonableness unreasoned them. Show More Sentences After World War II, the shortage in energy and the diffusion of the Soviets' results provoked new interest in Western Europe and the United States. For the Welsh, this war was over national identity, enjoying wide support, provoked particularly by attempts to impose English law on Welsh subjects. FirstGroup was awarded the right to operate the West Coast franchise in September, which provoked a backlash from the then current operator Virgin Trains. They provoked Me with an ungod, they vexed Me with their empty things. But the fact that Sines was awarded by the king provoked Lencastre to refuse out of principle, lest it encourage the king to make other donations of the Order's properties. The Prince became the figurehead of the opposition party, perhaps reluctantly, or perhaps provoked by the favouritism given to his younger brother. Where persecutIon is delusionally expected, there is a liability for it to be provoked in an attempt to be provoked in an attempt to get away from madness and delusion. The fishing industry has provoked various international disputes as wild fish capture rose to a peak about the turn of the century, and has since started a gradual decline. The infamous visit made by JB Priestley to the North East in 1933 provoked comments from the renowned writer so stinging that they have lingered ever since. Within this situation of immobilism, the murder of Khaled Said by the police in June 2010 provoked a moral shock that shattered the existing affective state. Gaveston's arrogance and power as Edward's favourite provoked discontent both among the barons and the French royal family, and Edward was forced to exile him. Chronic hepatitis is provoked by the hepatitis B virus which is one of the main causes of liver cancer, cirrhosis and other complications such as esophageal varices. The British supplied Indians who conducted raids on American settlers on the frontier, which hindered American expansion and also provoked resentment. However, historian Michael Wood praises his caution, arguing that unlike Harold in 1066, he did not allow himself to be provoked into precipitate action. If the accused was provoked, who provoked him was irrelevant. It became a national struggle enjoying wide support among the Welsh, who were provoked particularly by Edward's attempts to impose English law on the Welsh. This provoked an uproar in Scotland, greatly aided by the inflammatory rhetoric of the company's secretary, a relentless enemy of the English named Roderick MacKenzie. An episode of Ramsay's programme The F Word provoked a similar response when it featured a slaughterman killing six turkeys the chef had reared in his garden. The success of broadcasting provoked animosities between the BBC and well established media such as theatres, concert halls and the recording industry. On 5 August 1976, Clapton provoked an uproar and lingering controversy when he spoke out against increasing immigration during a concert in Birmingham. Show More Sentences In 1679, this policy of using extrajudicial imprisonments to quell rebellion finally provoked the English Parliament to pass the Act of Habeas Corpus in England. Examples from Classical Literature The idea provoked me, and with a sudden impulse I held the packet out over the blazing Wallsend, two-thirds minded to drop it in. Perth objected to changing his clothing with a pertinacity which provoked the boatswain. This little Claude de Bullion was a very great personage, though the tininess of his stature provoked all kinds of jeers. Moderate in his views, unaggressive in his plans, and absolutely without display, he provoked no antagonisms. He kissed her violently, and when the kiss was slow in coming she provoked it, amorously. We are apt to be fond of any body that will side with us, when oppressed or provoked. Her enthusiasm for the slapstick artist provoked him, but at the same time that gay laughter tickled his ears pleasantly. You seem to have inherited the timeworn theory that the War of 1914 was entirely provoked by the junker class of Germans. Some months later he signed the bail bond of Jefferson Davis, and this provoked a torrent of public indignation. Orwas it that he was provoked that Miss Betty was promoting the cub reporter this way? Stephen was even the more provoked because Benjamin cried to him to desist. This first European bloodbath provoked all of Albania's neighbours into an uncontrolled binge of invasions. He need not fear that any member of that party will be provoked into a conflict of scurrility. At these words, which she had so cleverly provoked, Felicite released her husband's arms. Nora went her way, provoked with her seatmate and angry because the joke had not worked quite as she had expected. Her unsparing tirade had provoked an outburst of laughter, but not from Robbie. It provoked him now as he reflected that that female Jehu must have seen it as she drove by. The big whistle boomed again, dead ahead, and so much nearer that it provoked the skipper to lash out a round oath. I had no more fear, as every one had gone too far and provoked me too much. Find more words! 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