Sentence examples for were instigated from inspiring English sources
verb
To goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite.
- He hath only instigated his blackest agents to the very extent of their malignity. -Bp. Warburton.
Alternative solutions to acne treatment were instigated by antibiotic resistance despite of its extensive use.
Indeed, some of the most lamentable and tragic deaths of history were instigated by able, patriotic and sincere men.
Commercial construction boomed, and multibillion-dollar refurbishing programs of subsidized housing and transportation systems were instigated.
Bankruptcies leapt by 15.3% over the year, and in the second quarter of this year 86% were instigated by borrowers.
Mr. Jankowski said that the cutbacks were instigated by the Broadcast Group, and were not influenced by Mr. Tisch.
Of the remainder, 10% were instigated by adult children looking to confirm parentage and the rest fathers seeking confirmation.
To assist with assimilation, settlement programmes were instigated and the SBS service expanded into television broadcasting as well as radio.
But Cameron QC's grandee intervention made it personal: the cuts were instigated by his little brother, Dave.
"The way the wildlife NGOs evolved is that they were instigated by people who had split interests.
Many of the hoaxes were instigated by the Italian schoolteacher Tommaso De Benedetti, who has also been linked to the fake Eco account.
Morlock has told investigators that the murders took place between January and May last year and were instigated by an officer in his unit, Staff Sergeant Calvin Gibbs.
