Sentence examples for risk of provoking from inspiring English sources

The question is how far he is prepared to push, at the risk of provoking conflict.

These companies that strike a pose, raising their heads above the parapet run the risk of provoking debate.

At the risk of provoking raised eyebrows, other Long Islanders opt to spend Sunday nights in their offices.

Apart from the risk of provoking reprisals which escalate the violence, liquidations have also caused unintended casualties.

It is concluded that the ingestion of natural color additives presents a very low risk of provoking adverse reactions.

The Hungarians said that they could not adjust their offer further without the risk of provoking a trade war.

Such a course of action would probably be regarded by world opinion as excessive, and it would involve grave risks of provoking retaliation elsewhere in the world.

The ambiguity -- and the fact that there is no international consensus on what constitutes use of force in cyberspace -- means the risks of provoking international conflict are real, experts say.

This hypothesis assumes the hardliners are no longer guided by self-preservation and are oblivious or indifferent to the risks of provoking Kenya into a retaliation that would degrade their capabilities further.

But the shadow chancellor risks accusations of provoking a run on the pound himself, or of making a false prediction if sterling recovers in the markets in the months to come.

And at the risk of further provoking the haters, I'll point out that it is indeed very healthy: it's chock-a-block with bioflavonoids and antioxidants and other good stuff and has more protein than beef.