The nature of the devices used in the attack provoked derision from much of the British public, who regarded it as an unfair and unsporting method of waging war.

Yet his single-minded ambition to become leader of all Arabs and the way his enormous ego appears sometimes to cloud his judgment have provoked concern and widespread derision.

Admittedly T Blair did assert a year or two ago that Saudi Arabia 'shared our values' , but in doing so he provoked widespread derision.

That has provoked derision from both conservative and liberal legal experts.

In the oilfields, it provokes derision.

The ad provoked loud and sustained derision, but sales climbed and Lucky Strike Green never returned.

But at the Frankfurt Book Fair last week, they provoked widespread derision instead.

From him we learn how indecision Of character provokes derision.

His job as an estate agent regularly provokes derision from Mark.

--one's sides would split with laughter at the silly brute, were he not altogether too contemptible to provoke even derision!