Sentence examples for then provoked from inspiring English sources

His responses first entertained and then provoked, but did not educate; his evidence was not a lesson, merely a display.

Gaining no real advantage in Russia, Charles then provoked a war with Denmark (the Kalmar War, 1611 13) that was subsequently concluded by Gustavus, disadvantageously for Sweden.

He then provoked Austria, Prussia's chief rival in Germany, and to general surprise won handily, relying on Prussia's well-organized military might.

Unbelievably, Anelka's expulsion then provoked a players' mutiny, which in turn led to five of the players, including captain Patrice Evra, being disciplined by the French Football Federation.

His news stunned them to silence, then provoked a group embrace: "My father canceled his trip, and we threw a big party".

Intramyocardial AM administration exacerbated macrophage infiltration, inflammation, and matrix metalloproteinase 9 mRNA expression in the infarct and border zones, whereas disturbed fibrotic repair, then provoked acute cardiac rupture in MI.

This alteration, framed as a positive by the candidate, then provokes an equal but opposite reaction among his rivals.

The AE appears to be preceded by a depletion of oxygen-containing ions followed by codeposition of fluorine, which then provokes the AE.

He added: "The difficulty is that if that then provokes higher inflation, if that then means that interest rates go up, who will pay the price for that?

'He can have everyone doubled up with laughter one moment and then provoke one of his own team to want to punch his lights out.

Much of Lu's research focuses on designing genetic circuits that can perform computations in living cells, such as counting events or tracking whether a specific event has occurred and then provoking the appropriate response.