Sentence examples for provoke greater from inspiring English sources

Authorities must tread carefully, as a crackdown would be likely to provoke greater violence and chaos.

In omitting these details from the film, Bendjelloul was accused of manipulating the picture to provoke greater sympathy for Rodriguez.

Such behavior will lead insurgents to conclude that increased attacks on foreigners will provoke greater domestic reactions and eventual withdrawal.

Yet wind turbines often provoke greater outrage than cats do, said Gavin Shire, vice president of the Bird Conservancy.

Or, without a medical professional offering context and explanation, could it provoke greater anxiety or even false assurance?

With credit markets tight as a drum and many homeowners struggling to keep their houses, fleeting images of a hilltop mansion in Beverly Hills only provoke greater longing.

What articles provoke great debate or just provoke?

If this were as true as it sounds, the news would obviously provoke great consternation in any parent with a child smaller than average — a status that most of us, thanks to Galton and his percentiles, know by heart.

"The government has repeatedly acted in an unjust manner, and this will only provoke great anger from protesters.

The policy is containment — to avoid provoking greater conflict.

Besides squeegee men and graffiti, few things have provoked greater disdain from Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani than the City University of New York.