I was not lured into it, provoked into it.
"He could be provoked into saying almost anything.
Pyongyang has refused to apologize, saying it was provoked into firing.
And when California voters passed Proposition 8 outlawing gay marriage, I was provoked into fury.
But he was provoked into open war with Mr Patten by his very hatred of confrontation.
Their expectation is that Mr. Hussein will be provoked into blocking an inspection.
The mayor, who has refused to personalize politics, has resisted being provoked into battle.
"The whole international community is moving slow and we don't know how long the Syrian people can hold this off, how long they cannot be provoked into civil war, not be provoked into sectarian violence, or whatever else," he said.
He's a scarred but otherwise regular-looking guy, unless provoked into a rage-induced transformation reminiscent of the Hulk's.
Otto, a foreman in a furniture factory that soon will be turned over to making coffins, is provoked into resistance.
He began to feel that he had been used, provoked into the fight by some of Macon's townie Baptist ministers.
