Sentence examples for provocative towards from inspiring English sources

Provocative towards bastards".

Mr Banks later apologised for the comments, saying: "Douglas Carswell was appallingly rude and provocative towards me today which does not justify my comments for which I apologise".

"They are being as provocative towards us as they possibly can be to force us on to the wrong side of the mob," said one.

Orbán "has trampled on democratic principles... been consistently provocative towards EU institutions, and made shows of solidarity with Vladimir Putin that have undermined EU efforts to make a strong stand on the war in Ukraine".

They suggested it legitimized the content of the cartoons, which some saw as distasteful and unnecessarily, and repeatedly, provocative towards all Muslims.

Some saw it as rash and needlessly provocative towards Moscow, which has long argued that the West broke a promise not to extend the alliance into the former Soviet bloc after the end of the Cold War.

The US navy vice-admiral in overall charge of the exercise, John Miller, said it was not a provocative gesture towards Iran.

Gattuso's agent Claudio Pasqualin has since stated that Jordan had used provocative language towards the midfielder prior to their confrontation.

Both allies and foes speculated about whether his provocative stances towards the rest of the eurozone were part of an elaborate attempt at manipulation.

But this is no Wild Swans - from here, Mo Yan, author of Red Sorghum, steers his provocative story towards a masculine perspective, as he follows one family through China's war with Japan to the cultural revolution and beyond.

With the 15-member council called to an ­emergency session last night, ­diplomats scrambled to forge a unified front against the test which was seen as a provocative step towards North Korea gaining a full nuclear arsenal.