| One of the soldiers responsible for this act of blatant provocation explained the rationale. |
| The original trial judge made allowance for provocation when he sentenced them, but the appeal court said it was not enough. |
| This is a time for cool heads and reasoned arguments, not for bluster and provocation. |
| Particularly in the eighteenth century lexicons were infinitely lively, full of satire, poetry and provocations. |
| Their words sometimes resemble curses smacking of trash, provocations or an outburst of their personal emotion or the emotion of their own group. |
| The insurgents take advantage of darkness to conduct provocations during armistices or when negotiations are underway. |
