Sentence examples for provoke conflict from inspiring English sources

In this contest, the first goal is to provoke conflict.

But the efforts of bishops to establish their rights in the contado could also provoke conflict with the commune.

And, naturally, the producers will not be seeking instant compatibility - the whole idea is to provoke conflict.

The latter course would provoke conflict not only with the U.S., but also with other Asian powers, particularly Japan and India.

Some opponents of GAP have also charged that controlling the taps of the Tigris's headwaters in Turkey would inevitably provoke conflict in the countries downstream.

They also said Syria's ally Hezbollah was loath to provoke conflict with Israel as it sought to maintain domestic calm in neighboring Lebanon.

A Moscow police official, Yevgeny Gildeyev, blamed the fans for the incident, saying they "provoke conflicts themselves".

External elite-level factors exist when governments make decisions to provoke conflicts in weak neighbouring states for political, economic, security, or ideological reasons, leading to Brown's label "bad neighbors".

Here, the boxplots illustrate that in nine municipalities, more than 25% of the suitable SRC area s are located in arable landscapes with higher ecotone densities which could provoke conflicts with nature conservation goals as well as scenic beauty (Fig. 7e).

He supported the Russian policy in Korea that provoked conflict with Japan.

Nasrin's writings accused Islam and other religions of denying women's rights and provoking conflict.