Sentence examples for risk provoking from inspiring English sources

"If on the other hand we do too much, we could risk provoking an overreaction".

You have to walk on eggshells around her or risk provoking the snakes.

Such images risk provoking the problematic question of whether or not certain Muslim women need "saving".

Such a statement would risk provoking a strong reaction from his political opponents.

Beijing's actions risk provoking pro-independence demonstrations that have rocked Tibet in the past.

But they know that doing so would risk provoking a real military coup.

The insistence, of course, risks provoking the reader's resistance.

Compromise risks provoking Mr Correa's left-wing backers.

For Kamila Shamsie he is a Pakistani Qissa-Khwan, or storyteller, whose job risks provoking jihadis.

The alternative would be a document that risks provoking open revolt.

The march, planned for Thursday, risks provoking a harsh response from the security forces.