Sentence examples for provokes resistance from inspiring English sources

It tended to be assertive, and I agree with Montaigne that assertiveness provokes resistance.

The Energiewende raises costs, unsettles supply and provokes resistance at grass-roots level.

(Richard Howard says that Vendler has "overblown Jorie Graham's achievement to the point where it irritates or provokes resistance").

However, the effectiveness of such standards is limited when their content and governance provokes resistance in production regions upstream in the chain.

There is a risk of 'shoe-horning' – forcing the innovation into practice – that provokes resistance to change amongst practitioners [ 21].

It provoked resistance, not submission.

Oppressive degrees of rigor at other schools in the network occasionally provoke resistance.

Yet, within Europe it is too big to act freely without provoking resistance.

The massive scale of his demand provoked resistance, and the House of Commons clamoured for his resignation.

He said that Mr. Arafat wanted merely to provoke resistance to demonstrate to the Bush administration that his task was difficult.

The demand has provoked resistance from some suppliers -- and even threats to stop shipments as soon as the end of this month, which could cause assembly lines to shut down.