Google has, in fact, done more to provoke anxiety among investors than to calm them.

Simply the thought of getting through the day provokes anxiety.

The crawling traffic out to the airport could have provoked anxiety.

But these women don't seem to provoke male anxiety.

That has provoked anxiety but hardly a rebellion among the German workers.

Admission to hospital, fear of the unknown and apprehension about surgery are all likely to provoke anxiety.

This allows them to avoid genuine free thinking, which is likely to provoke anxiety.

Well, being a new mother is the ultimate thing to provoke anxiety.

They tended to provoke anxiety about the body and its susceptibility to illness, he said.

"We focus on teaching patients coping strategies, such as how to work with their thoughts, so they won't provoke anxiety," he said.