Sentence examples for intense provocation from inspiring English sources

He added: "It is thanks to the professionalism and organisation of the farmers, landowners and contractors on the ground that the operations have been carried out safely and humanely despite intense provocation and intimidation by some anti-cull protesters.

So far the Native Americans and their allies have held back despite the most intense provocation – for instance, the pipeline company bulldozed sacred sites and ancient graves the day after the tribe handed a list of their locations to a federal court.

Ross Hussey said: "In the face of intense provocation from apologists for murder, the families maintained their dignity and ensured that the memories of their loved ones will always rise above that of the bombers and those that celebrate murderers".

Under intense scrutiny and provocation, and with a debate raging about sexism in the game, Carneiro kept her dignity before speaking out against bullying with quiet power.

The Shakespeare Forum production aims to scratch out the intense passions and provocations beneath the play's frothy surface.

It has proven capable of fulfilling its commitments, even in the face of intense internal and external provocations.

The provocation proved provocative.

The decision to abolish and replace the partial defence of provocation, has caused intense debate in the media.

Secondly, the presentation held by futures experts before the work begins, called generically "Futures provocation", offers an intense introduction to alternative futures thinking and the specific theme at hand.

Since the sinking of the Cheonan, President Lee has been under intense pressure to respond militarily to any future provocation by the North.

On the sixth day baseline investigations were repeated and then the subjects performed six bouts of standardized intense eccentric exercise of first dorsal interosseous muscle for provocation of post-exercise muscle soreness (PEMS).