Sentence examples for were to instigate from inspiring English sources

The dibia explained that the alligator pepper seed concoction was designed to make my father constantly irritable and ill-tempered; the animal dung was to fetch him shame; the dog's teeth were to instigate quarrels between my parents.

His twin objectives were to instigate the overthrow, either through parliamentary or electoral means, of a Labor government that he had from the start viewed as illegitimate, the product of nothing more than a reflexive "It's Time" sentiment among voters in 2007 that the Howard government had had long enough.

But one of his most canny moves was to instigate the Value of Fashion report.

The goal for the convention, Stanton would later recall, was to instigate the "greatest rebellion the world has ever seen".

Another would be to instigate "helicopter" drops of money, in which the Bank would print money to finance cash transfers to consumers.

Our job is to instigate and, by the grace of God, we did that, and certain people responded to this instigation".

The priority for McIntyre, though, is to instigate a change in mood.

When a disease is diagnosed, the first step is to instigate protective measures to prevent further degeneration.

The original aim for this study was to instigate PEMF treatment immediately after the diagnosis of a postoperative delayed union (at 16 weeks after fracture).

On the other hand, one developmental task during adolescence is to instigate and develop (sexual) romantic relationships (Verhofstadt-Denève et al. 1995), which might be better met in mixed-sex treatment groups.

The best way to teach a cat to play gently is to instigate a fun playing session.