"provoke" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- The changes, which would make it easier to fire workers, have provoked strong protest on the left here.
- The case has already provoked protests from civil rights advocates.
- They wanted to cause chaos and provoke protests of the public against authorities.
- The police arrested 32 students, which provoked further protests and arrests.
- Also, landlords fear that a foreign government inside an office building may provoke protests outside.
- That decision provoked strong protests and critical editorial comment in Europe.
- "This is a site where a new public library would provoke protests because all its books were not politically correct."
- The proposals have provoked protests from local residents and environmentalists.
- His visit provoked protests, but before leaving he said, "I'm tempted to stay."
- He is making sweeping reductions in social programs, provoking protests from the poor.
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