Sentence examples for provocative step from inspiring English sources

But it does seem to me the most provocative step architecture could take at this time.

The Russian Foreign Ministry reacted swiftly and angrily on Friday to the House vote, calling it "a flagrantly unfriendly and provocative step," and pledged to retaliate.

Now, Colonel Davis has taken his most provocative step, completing his transformation from Guantánamo's chief prosecutor to its new chief critic.

Mr. Roh has made it clear that he believes it is too early to consider such a provocative step, which North Korea has called tantamount to war.

Seven months after demonstrators first took to the streets in Yemen calling for democracy, opposition leaders formed a national council on Wednesday to act as a government-in-waiting, a provocative step the government condemned even before it was announced.

Victoria Nuland, the State Department spokeswoman, called the installation of the advanced machines "yet another provocative step" and "a further escalation" in Iran's continuing violation of the United Nations demand that Tehran suspend its program of uranium enrichment.

"This is all part of the campaign of provocative steps to increase the pressure on Iran.

The statement warns that Russia will use all military means to protect South Ossetia "in case of further provocative steps".

Japan said at the time that it was acting to pre-empt Japanese nationalists from trying to take more provocative steps to assert control.

The proposed deployment was described as a message to Tehran not to take provocative steps, and was not preparation for an attack.

Biden told Fang the US did not take a side in the confrontation between China and Vietnam but no nation should take provocative steps that undermined stability and peace.