Sentence examples for face provoking from inspiring English sources

With his catcher's mask still on -- an unmanly sight in the Red Sox' world of "Cowboy Up" -- Varitek put a claw hold on Rodriguez's face, provoking a free-for-all that left everyone channeling Don Zimmer at Fenway Park.

Fear of losing face, provoking an adverse reaction, or alienating significant others may have played a part in non-disclosure.

He said my face provoked a realization of his newfound strength".

"Better in Time" and "Yesterday" (not the Beatles tune) do nothing to flatter Ms. Lewis, and "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" provokes a strangely turgid interpretation.

Suggestions that patients may at times be kept in the HC rather than referred out of fear of losing face provoked reactions ranging from bewilderment to violent denial: referring was a technical matter and prestige had nothing to do with it.

Consistent with a lot of previous research, participants donated more money to orphans who were presented through photographs rather than silhouettes, and they reported that the faces provoked stronger positive feelings.

While they oppose violence, they say that some of the violent protesters, who form what the dedicated demonstrators call the Black Bloc, for their dark clothing, want to force capitalism to show its real and ugly face by provoking it with violence; others simply come along for the fun of banging heads.

The aging phenomenon affects the human face by provoking an array of microscopic and macroscopic complex volumetric changes.

The variety and scope nourish every soul, widen every eye, tap every foot, and stretch smiles on every face, and provoke every nerve.

In 2011, Belgium introduced a ban on the full-face veil, provoking protests in some quarters.

It's about becoming aware of how the diverse internal and external stimuli we face can provoke automatic, immediate, unthinking responses in our thoughts, emotions, and actions.