Sentence examples for such a provocation from inspiring English sources

But Waldron doesn't succeed in showing that such a provocation really would undermine civil society.

China has long made it clear that such a provocation would be unacceptable.But Mr Abe's instincts need not lead him in that direction.

According to Susan and Archie, he occasionally came to Divis outfitted in an orange sash, the traditional Unionist symbol; to make such a provocation in a West Belfast Catholic neighborhood was an act of suicidal folly.

" It's equally pathetic to respond to such a provocation with violence – the irony of the massacre of UN workers in Afghanistan is that by resorting to force, those responsible have simply highlighted their own weakness; people with genuine strength and confidence are not sent into a murderous rage by the burning of an old book.

He wanted to warn that there would be such a provocation and it could affect Russia.

It is the rare dog — a pacifist among boxers — that will brook such a flagrant provocation without leaving his own mark.

North Korea, in a statement carried by the official Korea Central News Agency several hours later, said the South Koreans "committed such a grave provocation as firing bullets and shells" at its boats.

"I am so sad, so sad for Ukraine, it hurts to watch all of this, it's such an obvious provocation," she said, fighting back tears.

One of Russia's most important naval bases, Kaliningrad, is just over 100 miles to the east, and the Kremlin may view such exercises as a provocation at a time of heightened tension over the Ukraine crisis.

Pyongyang protests such moves are a provocation, against the backdrop of other important regional neighbours - not least China - looking on with their own sensitivities and concerns.

So the fact that the DPRK focused on this issue, after such a significant military provocation, shows how central human rights have become to North Korea's battle against the world.