Sentence examples for targeted provocation from inspiring English sources

"What we have here is a thoroughly thought out and targeted provocation, the goal of which is to provoke instability, fear, distrust in society," said Mr. Shevardnadze in an appeal for calm on state radio.

At the heart of all our campaigns is our belief that critical (and targeted) provocation is valuable, and that human conversation can lead to change.

It is, by its own admission, deploying a technique of "targeted provocation", in which a party member creates headlines with a comment that extends beyond what has previously been considered socially acceptable.

On Thursday, the paper issued new criticism of Western condemnation and reporting about the case and suggested that Ai was targeted for his political "provocations".

Yet you have the audacity to continue to besmirch this man when the evidence clearly shows he was unfairly targeted and criminally attacked without provocation," writes Facebooker Craig Lawless.

These findings reveal the underlying brain circuitry targeted by nicotine during anger provocation.

To buttress their case, prosecutors contended that Slatten and Liberty held hostile views about Iraqi civilians and that Slough on occasion fired weapons at Iraqi targets without provocation.

The victims were not targeted specifically for individual acts of alleged provocation, such as illustrating the prophet Muhammad.

Dlamini said he had reservations about the polic investigation after committee members and mining opponents were targeted in repeat raids looking for weapons following provocation by pro-mining "thugs".

Rees, though, probably correctly, thought that this would be a provocation too far and that the staff might find themselves targeted by rightwing nutters.

And did they target Kean after his provocation, or before, because of the colour of his skin?