Sentence examples for provoking first from inspiring English sources

But this too was resisted by Russia ahead of last November's Vilnius summit, provoking first revolution in Kiev and then Russia's invasion of Crimea.

The boy is Che Selkirk, given his provoking first name by his privileged, radical parents, members of S.D.S., who have disappeared into the underground and are among America's most wanted domestic terrorists.

First, she explains, they rarely self-refer to treatment as it's "anxiety provoking". "Second, many grownups with SM have loved ones and colleagues who 'accommodate' their lack of speech, so they're less likely to feel motivated to speak.

To the South Africans in Patrick Flanery's uncommonly thought-provoking first novel, "Absolution" (Riverhead), the past is largely a source of anguish, and its torments are most acute when the facts are most elusive.

"No, the Americans provoked first, by orchestrating Ukraine," he said.

Who provokes first, thereby triggering violent reactions?

But since Palestine was welcomed into the UNESCO big boys club in October last year, the Price Taggers have dropped this 'eye for an eye' policy in favour of a more proactive approach, attacking mosques, army bases and people without kicking their heels on street corners waiting to be provoked first.

They could act as deterrents and provoke first time users to avoid the application of a CDSS.

This time, students were divided into small groups to discuss the incident and try to answer the question: "what should you do when you feel provoked?" First, the discussions were a repetition of the opinions that had come up earlier.

But the inaction has certainly provoked second-guessing.

If Ighalo had provoked first-half panic, Anichebe was now firmly centre-stage and curled a shot marginally wide with Gomes beaten after being adroitly cued up by Defoe.