Sentence examples for can only provoke from inspiring English sources
The latter have a romantic history -- think "Death in Venice" -- while the former can only provoke a shudder.
"The Arabs are shooting themselves in the foot," he added, "and their call can only provoke more violence and suffering".
Hence any measures by Danzig authorities which threaten to obstruct, if only in part, the functioning of the Polish Customs system can only provoke reaction by Polish Government in the form of measures designed fully to protect Poland's rightful interest.
In a country where the police are commonly felt to commit more crime than they prevent, the militias have won significant popular support, but they have also prompted fears that the appearance of more armed groups can only provoke more violence.
It can only provoke them more by resorting to house demolitions or other measures of collective punishment.
And, as with all ravenous appetites, it can never be sated, only provoke a troubling indigestion.
The man with the facial tattoos was John Tomlin, a 26-year-old multiple-offender who had previously posted a meme on Facebook from the group "English and Proud" which read: "A sleeping lion can only be provoked so much before it wakes up and attacks… and so will us British," with an illustration of a Christian solider during the Crusades.
They feel US forces only provoke more insecurity and death.
He could only provoke us into bankrupting ourselves.
Do not only provoke debates, AT ALL.
