Commercial alloys usually have silicon content up to 3.2% (higher concentrations usually provoke brittleness during cold rolling).

Davis accepted an earlier proposal, which then provoked opposition during Oakland's mayoral campaign and was withdrawn.

Police intelligence sources reported that these students were devising a range of activities to provoke the police during the rally.

But none of my actions provoked a response within the system during the second crisis.

This announcement provoked a flurry of diplomatic activity (which amounted to nothing) during the last weeks of the year.

It is believed that the Seattle Seven would have been freed had they not provoked the elderly judge with catcalls during the proceedings.

When Colonel West's case became public last fall, it, too, provoked a debate about appropriate conduct during wartime.

An earlier effort to change the pension system provoked huge street protests during the mid-1990's and contributed to the Socialist landslide in 1997.

Security personnel were found provoking Three Star fans during the match.

- provoked yet more disagreement during the debate, again about the balance of power between county and local government.