A few weeks ago the mere suggestion of such a thing would have provoked demonstrations.

The payments were supposed to have been paid out a week ago, and their postponement provoked several small demonstrations.

These factors, along with suspicions of corruption in Khoury's administration, provoked massive demonstrations which forced him to resign on 18 September 1952.

Economic discontent and a desire for political liberalization provoked violent demonstrations and strikes by students and workers in early 1990.

This decision provoked anti-government demonstrations, in the course of which one person was killed.

In July, the American authorities permanently closed down another newspaper for similar reasons, provoking similar demonstrations.

Organizations, such as Ekoglasnost, provoked nationwide demonstrations and strongly influenced the change to democracy.

Yet in July, the school board announced further pay cuts, provoking demonstrations from tens of thousands of teachers.

The deteriorating economic situation in East Germany provoked strikes and demonstrations by industrial employees and farmers.

Police have been mounting a guard at the hunt's kennels in case Tom's death provokes further demonstrations.