Sentence examples for provoke a protest from inspiring English sources

Yet he could also provoke a protest vote.

"They want the people to feel hunger," the colonel said, "and possibly provoke a protest and a confrontation with the government forces".

The authorities believe Mr. White was killed in a plot to provoke a protest by Dr. King in Natchez, where he could be assassinated.

The raids on Monday morning provoked a protest outside the police station.

The move provoked a protest from parents, many of whom view Mandela as the last hope for their children.

The poster provoked a protest by Commander Mike Fuller, the head of Operation Trident, the squad set up to investigate black-on-black shootings in London.

A production of a new play by Richard Bean at the National Theater in London provoked a protest in the theater on Friday, BBC News reported.

At dinner, he provoked a protest from them by announcing that, since the function of apologetics was fundamental to science, he did not object to apologetics.

The practice of "fee-splitting" between lavishly paid defence counsel and their criminal clients became so widespread and lucrative by 2002 that it provoked a protest from the US state department.

"People started calling, saying 'You didn't pick up our cardboard,' and I said, 'We haven't picked up your cardboard for years.' " The recycling slump has even provoked a protest of sorts.

President Obama has repeatedly pledged to "bring to justice" those responsible for the deaths of Mr. Stevens, a popular ambassador whose death provoked a protest by Benghazi residents, as well as Sean Smith, a computer specialist, and Tyrone S. Woods and Glen A. Doherty, both former members of the Navy SEALs.