Sentence examples for lest it provoke from inspiring English sources
On scenario two, the writer is correct to say that currently, the Afghan Taliban, in clandestine exile in Pakistan, finds it convenient to differentiate itself from the locally revolutionary Pakistani Taliban, lest it provoke I.S.I. to act against its leadership and interests.
That could leave the West with no choice but to back off, lest it provoke a nuclear confrontation.
Tariq Abdullah, 50, took a role in Love and War after a play about a historic Shia religious figure was cancelled lest it provoke Sunni Arabs.
Are we really so weak and scared that any opinion that differs from the consensus must be muted, lest it provoke death threats against not only those voicing it, but their children as well?
American diplomats were critical, lest it provoked Hitler to even crueller deeds.
Does it provoke emotional responses?
This was the main reason for a decision by the assembly to reduce the political influence of the army in government only gradually, lest it should provoke the hardliners.
It provokes fierce opposition.
