Sentence examples for provoked- from inspiring English sources

Of the 1,243 UK applications pending for judicial assessment at the end of last year, over 1,000 relate to voting rights for prisoners – the unresolved issue that has provoked a bitter stand-off between the UK parliament and the ECHR.

Although the TDIC said the report showed that improvements had been made, this August saw violent clashes among migrant labourers, reportedly provoked by the deportation of strikers and the hiring of "scab" workers.

His rise from humble origins to leader of 1.25 billion people has inspired many – but also provoked scorn from elite politicians who have mocked his background.

The attack provoked a wave of disgust and outrage across France, reaching government level, until Leblanc confessed that she had made the whole thing up.

The panic in the British establishment provoked by Edward's affair with Simpson and his apparent belief that he could get away with marrying her and remain king has been widely reported.

The herding and slaughter of dolphins, highlighted by The Cove, has provoked outrage among animal welfare groups and some governments.

The widespread blandness provoked reservations about the depth of United's vaunted means.

The Tory peer recently provoked anger when he declared the living wage campaign irrelevant.

The decision to bring it back provoked a huge response, and 60% of the population have said they will tune in for the next episode.

What the then Ignacio Hurban encountered at the Carlotto home provoked something akin to culture shock.

Instead of trapping and slowly eliminating the virus, some believe that disabling the CCR5 receptor simply provoked it to mutate and invade cells via alternative receptors.