Sentence examples for provoke it even from inspiring English sources

In many places in his letters he not only recognizes the outcry, he delights in it, and seeks to provoke it even more (Milne 1932 37, 12 May 35; 28 Jul 36).

Still, it was clear that the United States and China viewed the North Korean threat from different poles — the Americans convinced that it cannot be allowed to act with impunity; the Chinese fearful that a strong response would either cause the government to collapse or provoke it to even greater acts of violence.

The additional public scrutiny such investigations provoke makes it even more important that we handle those cases consistently and responsibly.

Unconsciously, the person left often agrees to the separation, and may have even provoked it.

It provoked him, even though his own girlfriend was "hot," as he told her all the time.

"If she is drunk on top of that, she will provoke him even more," he said.

If she is drunk on top of that, she will provoke him even more".

Bleak but thought-provoking, it may even shape your views on real-life immigration debates.

And with its cagey score, grinning and mordant in a Kurt Weill mode; its boisterous choreography and a cast that is thoroughly committed to straight-faced silliness, the show is so intelligently calibrated in its audacity that it can provoke enthusiasm even in those weary of musicals about musicals (2 10).

"If the request for forgiveness comes too late, if it is felt to be false or to violate our sense of justice, then it can provoke outrage, even understandable violence".

But therein lies an added value: it will provoke an even more thorough search for additional data on the history of a subject that had long stagnated.