Greater concern for the government was provoked on the left of German politics at this time.

Katherine's very presence seemed to provoke her at every turn.

It was not in my thoughts to provoke any conflict at this moment.

He called for a more balanced analysis of what provoked foreign interventions at the time.

Provoked at their insolence, I told them to leave the house.

In Britain, the case provoked anger at the parents as employers.

The construction engineer in David was provoked and stunned at the same time.

The small number of the photographs released in spring 2004 provoked international outrage at the American military.

However, it was the review board's role after the drug's initial successes that provoked conflict at the medical center.

Worse still, his blasted paper was bound to provoke an argument at question time.