Sentence examples for has failed to provoke from inspiring English sources
The effort has failed to provoke any major street demonstrations, but it has led to a fierce crackdown by the authorities.
He has also tested the West's resolve by repeatedly firing SCUD missiles into civilian-populated areas, a war crime, which likewise has failed to provoke a more muscular response from the West.
The interactive entertainment envisioned at the dawn of the Web -- branching storylines in which the audience chooses the ending, say -- have failed to provoke much interest.
In the end both sides had failed to provoke a fight on their terms.
Its irresponsible action -- removing a controversial work of art from a National Portrait Gallery exhibit -- has failed to satisfy right-wing advocates of censorship, while provoking a strong backlash from many of the institution's strongest supporters.
Several multicenter randomized studies have failed to provide guidelines on intensive insulin therapy because of the high risk of provoking hypoglycaemia.
Coming from an airline that has failed to shake a reputation for giving nothing away, the new rules have provoked angry reaction online and accusations of cynical profiteering.
