But they saw their cause provoke a political crisis in China.

But who in Washington needs to provoke a crisis between democratic allies?

It provoked a public crisis of confidence in the Army.

"They may not only rock society but provoke a grave political crisis."

The election of 27 April 1953 under the new system provoked a serious constitutional crisis.

It could damned well provoke a crisis if he wasn't caught soon.

"I would hope that nobody is working to provoke an immediate crisis," he said.

A failure to do so will provoke a serious crisis in our relations with Turkey.

The crisis provoked by this summer's floods suggests how far there is to go.

If successful, the opposition strategy would have provoked a constitutional crisis here.