Many families opt for allowing an unsafe driver to continue rather than risk provoking an angry outburst.

Why should we risk provoking their full wrath on Bingtown's behalf?

A chilling thought occurred to her: They wouldn't risk provoking Khan like this - unless they never expected me to see him again.

A harsh crackdown would also risk provoking an unpredictable backlash.

She would not risk provoking that strength into action.

Why on earth had she risked provoking him?

Having been forced to it in the past, we now choose to conceal ourselves rather than risk provoking another such travesty.

With the widow and her servants inside, he could not risk provoking a gun bat- tle.

Such nominations would risk provoking even deeper crises.

We don't want to risk provoking him.