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They were huddled together near a fire. They looked at me with dull eyes, then looked away, as if afraid to provoke me.

It was not spotted for an hour, by which time enough of the milk fluid had been pumped into the child's vein to provoke a deadly embolism.

They are simply intended to provoke you to think about common assumptions and to serve as a resource as you formulate your own opinions.

"They wanted to provoke me into a fight and even a shootout and that could have resulted in my death, " he said.

The robber and the murderer would often escape unpunished, did not the injuries which our tempers sustain, provoke us into justice.

And go not after strange gods to serve them, and adore them: nor provoke me to wrath by the works of your hands, and I will not afflict you.

The rule of the tsars was so oppressive that it did not take much to provoke the masses into a revolution.

Do say you will. I think I should not be peevish with you: you'd not provoke me, and you'd always be ready to help me, wouldn't you? '

What have the kids done to provoke you? Why should you take it out on them?

Yet the transition towards eventual privatisation must be carefully handled if it is not to provoke new injustices and social upheaval.

These bombings were widely believed to have been the work of Sunni extremists trying to kill and provoke Shias.

But it was equally unpalatable for the south that internal divisions in the north could provoke a sudden collapse, he said.

What I am trying to do is provoke thinking, raise awareness and point out that there are real questions here that we all should be asking.

Israeli government spokesman Mark Regev would not say what level of violence would provoke Israel to call off the cease-fire.

Experimenters construct interactive experiences and try to provoke unorthodox responses to see what insights emerge.

But it still seems much too easy to provoke the Chinese - even a simple remark or sentence could have all sorts of unintended consequences .

S. hopes in that way either to drive Iran to its knees or to provoke an attack by Iran that would justify massive retaliation.

All this suggests that the government is trying to provoke the opposition to violence.

Let one of you provoke an incident which endangers it and I shall cause that man to curse his mother for giving him birth.

Simply freshening-up the smell of a room is enough to provoke a subconscious impulse towards fairness, researchers claimed.

So she'd provoke us with her eyes, and scornfully, also with her eyes, she'd draw away.

If I were to report that I see enemy ships indirectly, I should merely provoke the question what exactly I mean.

Affirmation is that you provoke this all day long that of not neat.

He wrote, "Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord" (Eph. 6: 4).

A direct assault on Dodd - Frank would be so blatantly biased toward banks that it would be sure to provoke a public backlash .

A prominent politician, Vaiko, roars in his office that the hangings would be a "betrayal of the Tamils" , and would provoke popular fury.

Yet ye have not hearkened unto me, saith the LORD; that ye might provoke me to anger with the works of your hands to your own hurt.

Nothing was more likely to provoke his legendary rage than accusations that he was motivated by a base motive.

Across the animal kingdom, when males see other males mating, it tends to provoke arousal.

Do not follow other gods to serve and worship them; do not provoke me to anger with what your hands have made. Then I will not harm you.

Some may be easy to deliver, but several could provoke rows with Britain's EU partners.

Any toughening of police powers to deal with terrorism seems to provoke objections in Karlsruhe.

One target was a gym known to be frequented by criminals, an attack on which was bound to provoke a violent reaction.

The idea is to share out the cost between the passengers who do not provoke an extra bus or flight, and the passengers who do.

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

Now is not the time to provoke them further and impede their progress toward a new, more equal and self-assured sense of nationhood .

Deleveraging by one institution was more likely to provoke sell-offs elsewhere.

The last two weeks will be wall-to-wall commercials that will provoke, encourage or discourage you to vote for or against somebody.

Fraudsters often create a sense of urgency to provoke you to take action immediately.

Down in southern Texas there is no five-letter word more likely to provoke anger.

What was Rani doing in that hotel room and was it enough to provoke murder?

Now, the arrival of increasingly humanoid automatons in workplaces, in an era of high unemployment, is bound to provoke a reaction.

I'm not trying to provoke working moms guilt, since I too have trouble unplugging from work.

This is bound to provoke some resistance and a decent amount of confusion among the uninitiated.

Creativity unveils hidden perspectives and unique details that provoke the mind and shake the heart in the battle against indifference.

But he said an overaggressive over-aggressive approach will would provoke considerable opposition in Congress.

And fathers , do not provoke your children to anger , but nurture them in the discipline and admonition of the Lord .

But there have been people who have made massive propaganda campaigns to provoke people and to create a state of agitation in the country.

That might provoke a riot, the very thing he was trying to avoid.

Such involvement in one of the most sensitive sectors of the economy was bound to provoke some dissent.

And being aggressive offensively, attacking him, trying to provoke his fouls.

Like any other shift, this movement does not provoke opportunity attacks.

However, I cannot simply fling out this remark from now on, otherwise, it might provoke his realization earlier than should be.

Cases like this also provoke a backlash against the music industry, though in Sweden it took an unusual form.

Seen in this light, one of the objectives of the September 11th attacks was to provoke the Americans into invading Muslim lands.

For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen: because their tongue and their doings are against the LORD, to provoke the eyes of his glory.

That will force the Russians, as always, to respond, and "provoke an end to the long regime of peaceable toleration of satellites" .

So of any individual state, a will perfectly good for itself may provoke the violent resistance of other states.

Unreasonable for those who insult, abuse and ridicule unbearable, even others will provoke anger, but the Lord is always calm.

The mechanism maybe improve the blood perfusion on endometrium and increase endometrium nutrition by means of provoke generation of AMPS.

It won't happen because China does not provoke, unlike the USA which likes to cause trouble all over the world.

Let the wind messed up my hair, let wind provoke my thoughts.

By virtue of not growing up in the industry, I raise ideas that provoke and think differently.

But there's also the scarier side of October 31 that can take the fun out of that big night and provoke anxiety, especially for little ones.

Facebook is not the only internet giant to provoke the ire of data watchdogs.

They are trying to provoke conflict between India and Pakistan.

A sale of Huawei's assets to foreign investors as a route to the U. S. market should provoke far less political concern.

Sitting in the car picnic, out of the window at all times be able to provoke a pastoral poet Masaoki.

But businessmen are warning that pressing too hard could provoke capital flight and an economic crisis on top of a political one.

RSF says it hopes this declaration will provoke discussion in the run-up to the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS).

As he is a less zealous deficit-cutter than many of his colleagues, never mind his opponents, this could provoke splits.

If army influence wanes, it could provoke a crisis of its own making as a pretext to wrestle back control.

But he added: "We do not think this single month strong number will provoke any meaningful renminbi policy shift. "

Police in Hamburg, which is suffering a similar outbreak, note that media reports seem to provoke copycat crimes.

US data has improved but it is insufficient to provoke a sharp back up in US bond yields.

This time, they finally could not help but provoke others, I began to challenge the closed area.

The New York Times's move will no doubt provoke scorn in the blogosphere.

"Bad temper. Do not provoke. " That was Qiu Xingfu's basic summary of his younger brother's personality.

Russiadid systematically provoke Georgiain the months leading up to the war.

Some authors provoke their readers constantly and pleasantly like a beggar's coat full of fleas. An itch is a great thing.

All agencies that provoke change and all that retard it can be described as "good" or "bad" respectively.

Legal letter writing is not creative writing and is not meant to provoke reflective thoughts or controversies about nuances of meaning.

Krantz realizes that this is Christina's plan in motion: to profit from Scylla, she's caused an incident designed to provoke global warfare.

Now that you know what annoys the women, try not to provoke them intentionally or else you will get whacked (I am joking! ).

Contract writing is not creative writing and is not meant to provoke reflective thoughts or controversies about nuances of meaning.

These wrinkles thus provoke a great deal of anxiety, prompting women in particular to seek help.

As South Sudan's government relies on oil for almost all of its revenue, these comments were bound to provoke.

Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip have carried out a deadly cross-border raid. The attack is likely to provoke Israeli retaliation.

The adjuvant used in most vaccines today does not provoke a full adaptive response; instead it favors B cells over T cells.

Such intemperate language can only help to bring about a further deterioration of the situation in Tibet and provoke more racial violence.

Terrible mistakes on Chinese restaurant menus provoke the mirth of foreigners all over the world.

The hard-to-answer question: What changes will a persistent shortage of these risk-free assets provoke?

Their next big geopolitical move, according to CIA and pentagon sources, appears to be to try to provoke a war between Turkey and Israel.

In particular, efforts to cut waste and improve efficiency are bound to provoke some powerful resistance.

A more integrated eurozone will also provoke non-euro members of the EU by driving them further away from core decision-making.

A CONTEMPORARY work of art can provoke outrage disproportionate to its artistic merit.

Placing a creature in a square is not movement and does not provoke opportunity attacks.

The North Korean strategy, "provoke, negotiate, rinse, repeat" , will, he believes, make fools of its six-party interlocutors again.

It sounds like a third-rate thriller designed to provoke alarmists' worst fears about China's efforts to exploit western technology.

Try to imagine what kind of reaction iTunes would provoke if they banned all the songs with 'excessive objectionable' content.

But it is not yet clear whether international pressure is strong enough to provoke a change in direction in the Iranian nuclear programme.

First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you.

Coming on a Thursday night, just hours before Friday prayers, the speech is likely to provoke a furious response from democracy protestors.

In February, the extremists bombed a holy mosque in a deliberate effort to provoke reprisals that would set off a sectarian conflict.

The younger generation newcomers, ask a clear, one thousand provoke some not to be taunted the Pope door, this is not yourself in trouble?

Some commentators even suspected I wanted to provoke my own arrest for publicity, a chess player's far-sighted strategy.

The easy assurance of the young couple, indeed, was enough to provoke him.

These are just a few of the questions that provoke endless debate.

More profoundly, she's able to provoke the interests of more people to use social technologies to make these changes.

For the hegemonists are desperate, and no one can tell for sure when or where some small incident they create may provoke a war.

A nuclear attack on the U. S. or an ally would provoke an immediate military reply, but what about a HANE?

It crossed my mind to make him bring down his god to underwrite his solemn promise. But I did not want to provoke him.

Do they provoke me to anger? Saith the LORD: do they not provoke themselves to the confusion of their own faces?

Don't throw one bone to two dogs; you will only provoke a fight between them.

This attack does not in any way hinder the wearer, count against her total actions for round, or provoke attack of opportunity.

Alternatively, "unlimited" intervention could eventually provoke inflation, although that still looks a distant prospect.

The researchers expected that activating CD40 would provoke a counterattack by the immune cells known as T cells.

Pushed or pulled creatures do not provoke opportunity attacks.

Bryan feared that if he signed the letter, it would provoke war with Germany. Rather than sign it, he resigned.

Yesterday, in his speech to the session, the EU delegate also made groundless charges against China to provoke confrontation.

I am well aware of the resistances that this simple remark can still provoke, though it is evident in everything that Freud wrote.

The televised glimpses of waterboarding will provoke gasps among the audience.

They dare not provoke such a powerful spirit, or profane his temple.

Extending its gains further may prove difficult, though, and some traders said the $1. 40 level would provoke selling.

He was trying to provoke me.

Provoke partners Microsoft and Oracle by threatening to put H-P's own operating software on PCs.

She said it deliberately to provoke me.

And Ahab made a grove; and Ahab did more to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him.

As the Democratic Party's floor leader has noted, the speech is sure to provoke the North by envisioning a "reunification by absorption" .

Stationing armed guards on vessels or training crews to use firearms would only provoke a more brutal response from the pirates.

Since the eighteenth century, sex has not ceased to provoke a kind of generalized discursive erethism.

In most cases though, using an item requires an activate psionic item action that does not provoke attacks of opportunity.

Todd: Oh, it's fun to provoke a representative of "the German news magazine. "

A small change can provoke software to break in a surprising manner and at the worst of the moments.

Activating a command thought psionic item is a standard action that does not provoke attacks of opportunity.

Yes, I believe psychological research (and probably social science research in general) is prone to provoke scientific discounting.

Recognition of other's feelings is important right now or you could provoke a fight or even a split.

Do not provoke me to violence.

Although it might appeal to many commuters and voters, further tightening of the law could provoke legal challenges.

IT WAS a comment calculated to provoke the Iranian regime shortly before the anniversary of the 1979 revolution.

The team stripped this of its cells (and thus of the antigens that provoke an immune response) by treating it with aspecial detergent.

Part of the media social responsibility is to stir public debate and provoke readers to ponder.

It is not to preach morally at the readers, but rather to pose questions, provoke thinking and have dialogues with the readers.

A possible outcome of squeezing Pyongyang till the pips squeak is to provoke a crisis or even a collapse of the regime.

It would have many nationalities, to deliver a political message, but not too many teeth, so as not to provoke Russia.

The Met's trustees were afraid it would provoke public outrage and Bryson Burroughs, its director, thought Picasso a madman.

But not only would this provoke a protectionist backlash from America's new government, it would also do little to help producers.

Government ministers fear that an attack might provoke a backlash that would sweep away the nation's cherished values.

All right, everyone, just stay calm. Whatever you do, do not provoke them.

Attacks there can provoke a backlash, feeding a sense of Muslim beleaguerment for al-Qaeda to exploit.

The announcement of redundancies seemed to provoke little enthusiasm among investors.

However, if the immune system is compromised, a vaccination may not provoke an adequate immune response to confer protection.

You know what? Maybe you're right. Maybe Lewis did provoke this.

The Vietnamese have no illusions about Beijing's readiness to provoke.

Ring headman horse obviously comprehend is to anxiety head but not is to provoke the time of bowl at this moment.

The Fed would need far more evidence before taking a contentious course that would inevitably provoke political attacks.

Some of them also have good reason to be nervous about the reaction they might provoke.

"Monster masts" provoke almost as much opposition as nuclear reactors.

They looked to take play to a new dimension where technology could provoke real emotional responses.

Here in the United States, countless publications provoke offense.

Big changes always provoke loud howls, and Barack Obama's health reform is no exception.

So when my darling wife arrived at the airport in Washington, she wasn't wearing her wedding band, lest it provoke inconvenient questions.

Do not fight back as this might provoke your attacker to cause you harm.

She does not provoke an attack of opportunity when casting any spell with the healing descriptor.

Provoke II Taunt. Increases your opponent's hatred of you. Each level of Dreadful Countenance increases the amount of hate added by 10%.

In my view the principles are less important than the debate and the awareness around the issues that they provoke.

Yet wind turbines often provoke greater outrage than cats do, said Gavin Shire, vice president of the Bird Conservancy.

Bosses should not underestimate the risk that their riches could provoke a backlash against business.

Ahab also made an Asherah pole and did more to provoke the Lord, the God of Israel, to anger than did all the kings of Israel before him.

But she does sometimes provoke me excessively by her nonsense.

may have set you up to provoke a war they wanted ?

I hope it will provoke thought on a subject - differentiation - that I believe is undergoing interesting change.

Traditionally, women are the corsair's troubles, they will provoke the sea monster.

a deliberate attempt to provoke conflict.

These ideas provoke a response from Mr. Li Ming-hui in two articles he wrote rebuking Mr. Zhang's theories.

If perhaps I may provoke those of my flesh to jealousy and save some of them.

It did its utmost to provoke Mr Saakashvili into a fight.

But any hint that Japan wants to increase military spending could provoke hostility both from within Japan and from China and South Korea.

The unprecedented attack on the Church last week by the Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny was designed to provoke a response.

This tendency to provoke conflict, think some Socialists, may be a chink in the PP's armour.

Any such proposal to globalise monetary policy would provoke explosions of disbelief in legislatures worldwide.

Increases armour but decreases resistance to the elements. All attacks provoke additional damage from the Shadow.

But Mr Chen does not want to provoke China into a military response. So (2)his decision was judiciously worded.

Although Japan has repeatedly in the Diaoyu Islands provocation, however not dare rushed to provoke and our fight no-win military conflict.

Searches of its vessels will provoke military retaliation, the regime says.

But political leaders are cautious about limiting access to welfare or initiating other policies that might provoke a backlash.

The lab instructor will be available throughout the three hours to provoke your thinking in response to questions that you pose.

"Indians are concerned not to provoke hostilities and basically allow the Chinese to have their way. "

Conclusions Carbohydrates on Schistosoma japonicum could provoke pigs to produce many types of antibody responses.

Only if the anger of the populace grows large enough, or the resources of the state are exhausted, does a counter-coup provoke change.

With more experiences, many inner most feelings, the sentiment, responsibility need our youth to provoke bravely.

This is opera bouffe in the best singing and acting tradition, enough to provoke a laugh from any reader.

The rapid economy growth and the market-opening after joining WTO will provoke the rapid increase of Chinese automotive consumer market.

The best way to deal with this aspect on September 23 is to not have too much on your schedule and also not provoke anyone at this time.

Hateful or defamatory words can inflame hostilities, deepen divisions, and provoke violence.

Any move away from the promised stable-currency policy would provoke howls of protest from Washington.

Besides, if you carry a cell phone, the other students will big-eyed, so will provoke bad students, they will have to steal.

And many are afraid of the gossip that a close relationship with a senior male colleague might provoke.

In this work he also explores popular idioms of the 1960s in a manner calculated to provoke outraged criticism.

If the Syrian regime hoped to provoke international outrage, it has done so.

"They seem to think that they can provoke us into supporting them, " says a top EU official despairingly .

Strong remedies even for the most serious problems provoke equally strong reaction from Americans.

Changes in exchange rates will come to provoke no more comment than changes in the real price of an airline ticket.

These names are deliberately used to offend and provoke.

The texts make for fascinating reading, and provoke some good discussions of the cliched, "Where were you when it happened? "

But in general crimes such as murder and rape provoke a desire to punish the perpetrators, not to forgive them.

If he should suddenly refuse to play the monster, and they could no longer provoke him, they would have to look around for a substitute.

Some remedies even for the most serious problems provoke equally strong reaction from Americans.

Acute thrombosis can lead to arterial occlusion and consequently provoke myocardial infarction, unstable angina and sudden death.

The "yuck" factor that cross-species transplants would probably provoke would surely fade if lives were saved.

But some analysts fear the exercises might provoke fresh violence from the North, which has condemned Seoul's actions.

Ask questions that provoke discussion, get feedback on new products, or probe thoughts on industry issues.

Inadvertently, provoke hair with his hand, give rise to cracking and spluttering noise.

if by any means I may provoke to jealousy [them that are] my flesh, and may save some of them.

It must provoke an interest for people because if a newspaper writes, it is because people read it and there must be a demand for it.

Before this war, Hizbullah was in control of Israel's border with Lebanon, and could provoke a clash at any time.

Convulsions may have a number of causes, which may or may not be acute, while several factors may provoke attacks.

Such conduct made them of course most exceedingly laughed at; but ridicule could not shame, and seemed hardly to provoke them.

Rapid changes will provoke counterbalancing actions.

This atrocity, directed at a Muslim house of prayer, was designed to provoke retaliation from Iraqi Shia - and it succeeded.

If you provoke an opportunity attack by making a ranged attack, the attacker must target you.

Shapers are the dynamic whip-crackers who provoke their team into action.

It is true that behind any comedy will be a provoke-thinking connotation rather than a superficial farce.

Topics related to politics, racism, religion or anything that could provoke quarrels among board mates are strictly prohibited.

Whether SSRIs can, in rare cases, provoke suicide, still bears careful investigation.

Although unfriendly and taciturn, Azer rarely provoke a fight except to relieve a foe of much-treasured gems.

As part of their tactics, the opposition will try to provoke us.

The Pakistani military warned such operations could provoke a backlash in the country's volatile tribal regions.

For instance celebrity to a global peer down the gauntlet to provoke a price war, and so on the free dissemination.

provoke someone to do something through promises or persuasion.

Although the compact was greeted as the acme of European solidarity, it is more likely to provoke strife.

The Columbine killings of 1999 failed to provoke any shift in Americans' attitudes to guns.

Smoothly to provoke a taxi fled the studio is still in Iraq.

Mr Norquist's power is now starting to provoke a backlash.

This very idea is going to provoke howls from the right, but I think that's alarmist twaddle. England once ran the world.

The political crisis could provoke Evangelos Venizelos, the ambitious finance minister and deputy premier, to stage a bid for power.

On the contrary, that could make the danger even bigger, since it could well provoke yet another round of aggressive interventions.

Initially, your ambition could provoke opposition from someone; or life is just hard.

But i am now in my parole period. Better not to provoke the police.

Only a sharp drop in the oil price and demand would provoke much change.

He tried to provoke them into fighting.

Just glance at Sherif's Robbers Cave experiment for proof of how easy it is to provoke war between groups.

And all provoke the host's immune system into activity, which diverts resources from other things.

PKK terrorists are hoping to provoke Turkish troops into escalating the violence.

If you try to enforce a culture on others you may provoke internal protests.

Will be able new operating system to rapidly collect popularity and to provoke the mass wave of modernization hardware?

It might provoke Western boycotts of some ASEAN meetings, undermining ASEAN's central role in regional security.

Know that it is a ploy-lie orchestrated to provoke a negative reaction from you to feed the beast!

Fathers, provoke not your children to indignation, lest they be discouraged.

At first, the only part of Beijing's Pandanyi provoke anger, and the National Renzhijiang offend probably a considerable number of people.