Sentence examples for back provoking from inspiring English sources

"Are they going to be about Mike?" barked somebody at the back, provoking laughter.

The government and army say troops retreating along narrow streets came under fire and shot back, provoking a furious response from protesters on the other side of the barricades.

The decision to bring it back provoked a huge response, and 60% of the population have said they will tune in for the next episode.

Footage shows Danny Rose, England's left back, provoke a furious reaction from Serbian players and fans after he ironically mimicked a monkey to the Serbian fans (pictured above).

"If society goes back to being complacent, we'll go back to provoking it again".

However, many Norwegians are fighting back and provoking lively debate.

Intensive strikes over recent months have pleased global intelligence services because they put al-Qaida "on the back foot", provoking damaging internal witch-hunts and forcing senior leaders to take time-consuming and demoralising security precautions.

The reinforcements arrived too late to be of use; he sent them back, which provoked them to revolt and pillage the countryside.

Refusing to be cowed, South Korea's newly elected president, Park Geun-hye, the democratic nation's first female leader, responded by ordering her generals to strike back if provoked.

The campaign to bring back grapes provoked so much politicking that the university's dining services division even postponed the vote until students could hear both sides of the issue.

The minority youths of Oldham -- some 50percentt of whom are unemployed -- may look Pakistani or Bangladeshi, but they speak with thick Manchester accents and, unlike their parents, consider themselves British enough to fight back when provoked.