Sentence examples for further provoking from inspiring English sources

Denton is often said to believe that his blogs' targets secretly like the attention, given the evidence of subjects who have settled into masochistic cycles of lashing out, further provoking the provokers.

Tommy Docherty went even further, provoking one of Ferguson's classic putdowns.

Many here say that effort is likely to backfire, further provoking the extremism Syria would like to control.

The American authorities said that before they decided to close Mr. Sadr's newspaper, they weighed the risks of further provoking him.

Many schools are reluctant to take action to halt the abuse for fear of further provoking the parents, it is claimed.

Likewise the EU, which set up a novel mechanism last week to circumvent US sanctions on Iran, would rather support regime change at arm's length in Venezuela than risk further provoking Trump closer to home.

'All this will do is further provoke the youth.

He earlier warned that he was ready to order a "merciless counterattack" if further provoked.

But he criticized the small number of guards inside the mission for shooting back in self-defense, saying their response probably further provoked the attackers.

The report will further provoke the work and pensions secretary, Iain Duncan Smith, who last month criticised the churches for attacking coalition policies.

While Japan's Coast Guard is committed to intercepting the Chinese patrols, it is also vigilant about preventing an episode that might further provoke China.