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The depiction of Max's home life and his impulsive, aggressive behavior seem almost designed to provoke disapproval from some concerned, hypercritical party or another, even if those opening scenes of domestic chaos also elicit a flicker of pained recognition.
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The initial round of questions and responses provoked disapproval , a few pointed fingers and sporadic shows of humility from the witnesses.
CHICAGO — After enduring seven years of beatings from her husband, a young Yemeni-American woman recently fled to a local shelter, only to find that the heavy black head scarf she wore as an observant Muslim provoked disapproval.
Lolita still provokes disapproval and controversy not because of the explicitness of its sexual passages, which are restrained by today's standards, but because they describe a relationship between a mature man and a girl well under the age of consent, this being one of the few kinds of sexual behaviour that are almost universally anathematised and punished by law.
The decision provoked disapproval among the judiciary and from the public; a correspondent wrote: Dear Sir: You are a disgrace to all mankind to let these women break up homes and expect us chaps to keep them while they rob us of what we have worked for and put us out on the street.
Sponsors will stick with champions as long as they remain within the law but large investments in proven cheats tend to provoke the disapproval of shareholders.
But the woman, who gave only her first name, Rivka, for fear of provoking the disapproval of her neighbors, also told a story that revealed the costs of separation: one night, the extremists came and removed all the public benches from the neighborhood, so that the women could no longer sit outside with their children in the street.
He had, however, become critical of the development of Marxist thought and provoked the disapproval of the ruling Communist Party officials; the journal Deutsche Zeitschrift für Philosophie, which he edited from 1953, was suppressed, he was forbidden to publish, and in 1957 his works were condemned.
Because of his reputation, Origen was much in demand as a preacher, a circumstance that provoked the disapproval of Demetrius, bishop of Alexandria, who was anxious to control this free lay teacher and especially angry when Origen was allowed to preach at Caesarea Palestinae.
As a young woman, Nawal provokes the violent disapproval of her family when she falls love with a Muslim and flees her hometown for the capital.
Cordero added the prospect of a fourth term for Morales had provoked a "collective disapproval " among Bolivians, despite recognition of the important transformation he had presided over.
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The phrase "provoke disapproval " functions as a verb phrase, where "provoke" is the verb and "disapproval" is the direct object. It describes the act of causing or eliciting a negative reaction. Ludwig AI confirms its grammatical correctness and usability.
Expression frequency: Common
