Sentence examples for under provocation from inspiring English sources

"Remember that nightsticks are permissible, service revolvers are to be used only under provocation.

On the rare occasions when she did talk about him, it was usually under provocation.

Under provocation that hardly any other human being could have resisted, King never gave up on nonviolence.

Philip in these years conciliated Athens in small ways even under provocation, but he came to see that Demosthenes and the anti-Macedonians were beyond conciliation (343 342).

In neither American nor British English is a forbearer a forebear, or ancestor; it's a person who shows forbearance - endurance under provocation.

"Remember that nightsticks are permissible, service revolvers are to be used only under provocation View Article By Malcolm Gladwell By Rivka Galchen By T.

Tells the story of Mrs. William A. Conner, remarkable for her restrained utterance under great provocation.

Only under extreme provocation does he speak up in his own defense.

The club would like to commend Rangers fans for the restraint they showed under severe provocation".

"The world is watching whether, under this provocation, we adhere to our self-declared principles," she said.

"This was, in reality, a choice you made, not a sudden, ill-considered act under immediate provocation".