Sentence examples for be considered a provocation from inspiring English sources

It would be considered a provocation of the employees".

In much of Europe today, a veiled girl in a public-school classroom is considered a provocation, and not always by her own choice.

"If we had stopped them right from the beginning it might have been considered a provocation and things might have gotten out of hand".

Not so long ago, starting a large construction job, particularly in Manhattan, with nonunion labor was considered a provocation likely to ignite a pitched battle with carpenters, ironworkers and laborers intent on closing down the job.

It will be considered a further provocation by Washington and its allies and likely draw more sanctions and condemnation from the UN.

Some also said they were helped by the judge's instruction that marital infidelity could be considered an adequate provocation.

The provocation goes a bit further since the social network which seems active is hosted on Ning, a service that allows you to create your own social network and that can be considered a competitor to Facebook.

"Americans Are Joining Flotilla to Protest Israeli Blockade" (news article, June 2) doesn't mention one pivotal point: the United States State Department has stated that any flotilla would be considered an act of provocation since there is already an effective protocol to transfer humanitarian aid into Gaza.

Uriminzokkiri, a China-based website with close links to Pyongyang, published an interview with a leading official who said that the leaflets "are considered a grave provocation" and "the evasion of responsibility South Korea has demonstrated towards this 'anti-North balloon strategy' is shameless to the extreme".

Reviving "The Emperor Jones" has long been considered a dicey proposition, even a provocation, primarily due to its language.

"Gay Pride is considered a capitalistic celebration and a provocation from the government," Ignacio Estrada, organiser of the march, says.