Sentence examples similar to provoke a fire from inspiring English sources
Mr Bush scored two costly home goals first when he spent his post-election political capital on a doomed bid to reform Social Security, and second when he nominated a light-weight family retainer, Harriet Miers, for the Supreme Court, provoking a fire-storm on the right.
Ever since he provoked a strike and fired many of the strikers three years ago, its output has plunged.
It provokes a rapid-fire outburst of evidence to the contrary; when the monologues first became a hit, for example, CNN famously ran a 20-minute profile of Ensler without using the word vagina.
In early August, ISIS forces attacked the Lebanese Syrian refugee border town of Arsal, provoking a major fire-fight with the Lebanese Army.
But it was clearly intended to provoke a reaction, as is the firing of rockets from Gaza into Israel.
As the metal gates crumpled on impact, the armoured car's machine gun raked the courtyard with fire to provoke a response.
As the metal gates crumpled on impact, the armored car's machine gun raked the courtyard with fire to provoke a response.
Anything could set fire to the powder and provoke a crisis of global amplitude.
While Griffin's bloody photo shoot and firing provoked a running drama, with the comedian tearfully accusing Trump of "trying to ruin my life," Aslan took his apparent punishment in good grace.
Nearby Singapore has threatened legal action against several Indonesian companies whose activities have been linked to the fires, provoking a serious diplomatic spat between the two nations.
