But if Coetzee's novels deflect such inquiries, they also invite them, not least because of the provoking extremity, even irrationality, of their ideas.
Apparently because of the strong reaction this provoked in the West, the Chinese quickly reversed their policy of journalistic openness & expelled all foreign newsmen from Tibet.
The proposal, described by American officials in Washington and Afghanistan, would escalate military activities inside Pakistan, where the movement of American forces has been largely prohibited because of fears of provoking a backlash.
Eventually, the education programme will deal more and more with exposure to movements and daily activities that the patients more or less deliberately avoid because of fear of provoking pain.
Napoleon refused to manumit the Russian serfs because of concerns this might provoke a reaction in his army's rear.
That would raise eyebrows, because of outrage Mr Hashimoto provoked in early 2013 by remarking that the imperial army's system of wartime sex slaves was necessary for maintaining military morale.
Kevin Elster, one of the National League's premier defensive shortstops, whose absence because of injury has provoked the Mets into an array of dramatic lineup shuffles, will undergo surgery to repair his right shoulder next week and be lost for the season.
The unraveling began on Tuesday morning when Mr. Ratner, named the Oscar co-producer on Aug. 4, resigned because of the furor provoked by his public use over the weekend of an anti-gay term, and a subsequent, salacious discussion of his own sexual habits on Howard Stern's radio program.
Our aim was to delimitate characteristics, etiology, response to treatment and neuroradiological diagnostic protocol of those patients who consult to a general Neurological Department because of provoked headache.
In our day, the rhythm of change keeps accelerating because of ecological upheavals provoked by human activities.
Rønnenfelt, however, is the undisputed center of attention, if only because of how he provokes a certain fight or flight response from his audience.
