Sentence examples for that were provoked from inspiring English sources

Myanmar's ruling junta is in the middle of a violent crackdown on urban protests that were provoked by price increases and are being led by monks.

So far, the President-elect has leaned toward his campaign loyalists, heightening many of the fears that were provoked by his campaign.

After weeks of protest in the city of San Cristóbal – protests that were provoked by university students demanding better security after the alleged attempted rape of a classmate but which spread nationwide as an outcry against President Nicolás Maduro – Venezuela's security forces called time.

The intense philosophical interest in evolutionary theory in the 1980's can partly be explained by the controversies over 'sociobiology' that were provoked by the publications of E.O.

The package of restrictions was one of the most salient issues during the Moral Monday protests that were provoked by the legislature's immediate rightward shift.

As I was following the situation in Greece, and the market fluctuations that were provoked by the obstination of the Greek government in its belief that Europe will bend to their outrageous behavior, I realized how Lilliputian this question was.

The momentous part, though, was the improvement in the president's performance that was provoked by the debate.

This is a hearing that was provoked as much, or more, by Trump's disdain for facts as it was by the hacking itself.

Instead, what we hear from the stage is a terrible helplessness and sadness and an anger that is provoked by what feels like oppression.

Then I saw the production, by Sir John Gielgud, in which Michael Goodliffe, George Pravda and Jeremy Brett gave the sort of vague, general, superficially convincing performances that are provoked by plays like this.

It does offer an alarming glimpse of life in the programme, and the dark night of the soul that is provoked by turning in your old pals.