Sentence examples for provocative measure from inspiring English sources

The Israeli government has openly stated that it views the trip as "a provocative measure that could undermine regional stability and should therefore be cancelled".

A more provocative measure comes from Senator Byron Dorgan, Democrat of North Dakota, who is trying to invoke the seldom-used Congressional Review Act to overturn the entirety of the F.C.C.'s regulatory order.

"The recent provocative measure is a declaration of an end to the last lifeline of the north-south relations, total denial of the June 15 North-South Joint Declaration and a dangerous declaration of a war driving the situation in the Korean Peninsula to the brink of a war," the CPRK said.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said such a nuclear test would be a "provocative measure", and warned that North Korean cannot continue "confronting and challenging the authority of the Security Council and directly challenging the whole international community".

Iran is likely to respond to Washington's notice with another provocative measure, which in turn will beget yet another ― and perhaps a more tangible ― threat from Washington.

He said that the Palestinians "went as far as they could," including declaring a six-week truce, but that Israel "met all this with provocative measures, including political assassinations, building of the security wall and expanding settlements".

Meanwhile, Abdullah, a close ally of the US and Britain, demanded "firm, swift, direct and effective action to stop Israel's provocative measures in Jerusalem that seek to change its identity and threaten holy sites".

Step 2: A thorough physical examination (including provocative measures).

The diagnosis is mainly facilitated by the site of maximum pain, aggravating factors, associated symptoms and precipitation by provocative measures [31, 32].

discouraging the Israeli right-wing from further provocative measures and (2).

Both sides could agree that as long as negotiations continue, they should avoid of provocative measures against each other.