But they also noted that their combat missions carried a heavy political component: they are ordered to respond with decisive force, but to do so with a precision that would not agitate the broader Iraqi population.
They were given gorgeous white corsages and boutonnières and led down an actual red carpet to a room festooned with blue, silver and white balloons, soft lighting and fun music playing at a volume that would not agitate those with sensory disorders.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has never presented himself as a conformist: One of the main tenets of his campaign was that he would agitate Washington, D.C., rather than be absorbed by it.
"He also talked about 'the call to arms,' the hope that his attack would agitate others, worsen race relations, increase racial tensions that would lead to a race war".
He argued that other minorities would agitate for similar rights.
Mr. Sherlund added that the disappointing results could increase the prospects that an activist shareholder would agitate for change at the company, perhaps initially by seeking a seat on the board of directors.
Or I think of how, even later that same evening, he would agitate for a midnight meal at a diner in west Wichita, Kan., called the Golden Bell.
The internal political divisions have not aided the Kurds' cause, but neighboring states also have fomented disunity, fearing that a unified Kurdish population would agitate for independence.
Still, the musical patriot in me had hoped that Mr. Gilbert would appoint a well-connected American as composer in residence, someone who would agitate for American works.
Our death would agitate bookkeepers from Maine to California.
