Sentence examples for but retaliation from inspiring English sources

It induces not defeat but retaliation.

Free-riding drives punishment, but retaliation is another important motivator (specifically in unequal groups).

From the athlete's perspective, what else but retaliation did Carter accomplish, or expect?

But retaliation came swiftly, as his lieutenants struck repeatedly in the two days after his arrest.

I feared the worst for Louis and chums, but retaliation proves not to be on the cards.

Coogan's unimpressed face as Brydon does his excellent Ronnie Corbett makes you want to hide behind a cushion, but retaliation comes in the form of Coogan's own attempts being described as "Daniel Day-Lewis does Ronan Keating".

But military retaliation would be disastrous for both countries.

This is not mature legislating but kneejerk retaliation.

It is a strategy that evens up the odds but invites retaliation.

But sweeping retaliation will only create new fanatical enemies and expand the horror.

"This is nothing but political retaliation by the acting governor as a way to bully someone onto the board".