Sentence examples for substantial provocation from inspiring English sources
"It is impossible to be definitive because the situational awareness is developed beyond what the video depicts, but without substantial provocation and urgency, deciding to employ lethal force before confronting the suspect is going to be difficult to defend," Heal said.
The provocation proved provocative.
"We hope to exhibit substantial artworks that do not resort to cheap provocations," he has said.
Once-constructive relations with Israel have yielded to tit-for-tat provocations and, if they continue, could threaten Turkey's substantial trade with Israel.
The second out-front provocation extends the character of the first to a witty, surprisingly substantial extreme.
Yiannopoulos has built his career on provocation; it's no surprise that, eventually, he provoked Twitter's corporate leaders sufficiently to earn a substantial response.
In Poland's specific case, Russia may well view it as a provocation and a break with the 1997 NATO-Russia partnership deal that saw Western powers agree to not have "substantial and permanent" troops and bases in Eastern Europe.
3.15am BST Provocation on provocation.
