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provoking
1. therapists – has had the experience of provoking an
2. provoking to find that the hedgehog had unrolled itself, and was in the act of
3. In contrast to the David’s testimony, you have an added advantage in that you are not just declaring the word, but you are also provoking the power of the blood of Jesus as you make your declarations
4. “If that’s what will end your pain, then yes,” she said quietly, looking away to avoid provoking him further
5. (There, I‘ve said it!) Isn‘t it peculiar how many young boys (now grown men) traumatized some thirty to forty years ago seem to be popping out of the woodwork with such alacrity; the suppression of (such) painful matters buried for years suddenly provoking a reawakening of Conscience or whatever else you may choose to call it? Could it be that the promise of financial gain may be a (chief) motivating factor in their decision to tell all? I believe that a number of these accusations have been trumped-up or are simply the product of overactive or ―extended‖ imaginations that have seemingly lost their perspective over time
6. What could McKinley have done differently? General Otis certainly played a central role in provoking and then worsening the war
7. No less thought provoking was his (ironic) reference to Penn State coach Joe Paterno, a gentleman whose regard for opposing coaches and players has precluded his running up scores in a manner that may have arguably cost his program a national championship or two over the years
8. The chief difficulty Alice found at first was in managing her flamingo: she succeeded in getting its body tucked away, comfortably enough, under her arm, with its legs hanging down, but generally, just as she had got its neck nicely straightened out, and was going to give the hedgehog a blow with its head, it would twist itself round and look up in her face, with such a puzzled expression that she could not help bursting out laughing: and when she had got its head down, and was going to begin again, it was very provoking to find that the hedgehog had unrolled itself, and was in the act of crawling away: besides all this, there was generally a ridge or furrow in the way wherever she wanted to send the hedgehog to, and, as the doubled-up soldiers were always getting up and walking off to other parts of the ground, Alice soon came to the conclusion that it was a very difficult game indeed
9. Sandinista activists seized upon the opportunity of focused international media by staging enormous protests and provoking confrontations with the Guardia Nacional, even in the midst of rescue efforts
10. She diverted hers, provoking a sneer
11. The way he said it was deeply provoking, and she set her teeth hard into her lip again not to give him an angry answer
12. their fathers, and shall scatter them beyond the river, because they have made their groves, provoking the Lord to anger
13. 13 For all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son, by which they sinned, and by which they made Israel to sin, in provoking
14. 17 And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the Most High in the wilderness
15. The troublemakers in our lives harm themselves, but benefit us by provoking us to practice patience
16. Here is a Catholic convention, he reasoned, to improve understanding between the Church and the Spanish people, and the name of Christ has not been mentioned even once during the whole weekend… That morning, a representative from Washington gave a most disturbing and provoking talk, blasting the Anglo clergy and boasting that his office had been responsible for this gathering of about one thousand people
17. 19 And when the Lord saw it, he abhorred them, because of the provoking of his sons, and of his daughters
18. And I have been provoking you, you know, but you never seemed to react
19. but he was good at provoking me into that mode so that I was
20. By provoking an ambush, the tankers hoped to deplete both VC troops and the VC desire to further mess with traffic on the road
21. He gets an ego boost from provoking people, breaking rules and testing limits
22. But provoking them wouldn't help anything
23. In adolescence, they were more likely to be seen as shying away from social contacts; to be stubborn and indecisive; to be easily upset by frustrations; to think of themselves as bad or unworthy; to regress or become immobilised by stress; to be resentful and mistrustful about not ‘getting enough’; to be prone to jealousy and envy; to overreact to irritation with a sharp temper, so provoking arguments and fights
24. At that moment a moon chub was emerging under a litter of dark clouds that were concealing part of its silhouette, provoking a sinister scene worthy of the most horrifying terror movie
25. -There is a very important matter that I want to discuss with you! A matter so crucial that it will change the destiny of this family - on having said this, rose and rambled up to the window which was opposite to her, provoking a hollow sound whenever the cane was hitting the creaking wooden floor
26. and she starts provoking her as if she
27. The bird fluttered on the rock and disappeared in a small flash that was so brilliant, it caused a sorry looking mule to rear to a stop in harness, provoking a round of curses from the driver, an old man in a ragged cloak
28. which is thought provoking and challenging but the
29. There was discussion about the risks involved with publishing Mark’s book and provoking the Swordsmen, but the need for the revenue from the book’s sales outweighed the fear of retribution given the secrecy of their location
30. Would you consider the remark about Jews not having respect provoking or reproachful?”
31. refers to provoking or reproachful words or gestures used by one member of the Federation Armed Forces against another
32. The foursome knew most of the guards and greeted them by name provoking laughter and teasing wisecracks as they passed
33. anatomy as far more appealing and provoking than that
34. by provoking their urge with their dressing and all other
35. Later on, when Úrsula insisted that Remedios the Beauty go to mass with her face covered with a shawl, Amaranta thought that a mysterious recourse like that would turn out to be so provoking that soon a man would come who would be intrigued enough to search out patiently for the weak point of her heart
36. That was how the relationship of jolly comradeship was born between father and daughter, which freed him for a time from the bitter solitude of his revels and freed her from Fernanda’s watchful eye without necessity of provoking the domestic crisis that seemed inevitable by then
37. During the afternoon, while the children were having their nap, Aureliano Segundo sat on the porch and Fernanda pursued him even there, provoking him, tormenting him, hovering about him with her implacable horsefly buzzing, saying that, of course, while there was nothing to eat except stones, her husband was sitting there like a sultan of Persia, watching it rain, because that was all he was, a slob, a sponge, a good-for-nothing, softer than cotton batting, used to living off women and convinced that he had married Jonah’s wife, who was so content with the story of the whale
38. Gentile world, it forces us to study how extraordinarily interesting and thought provoking are
39. what was provoking it,” I said with dark sarcasm
40. She was watching the CNN news channel on her room’s television set, listening to the latest events and checking on what reactions her news conference of this afternoon was provoking
41. Only a few months after provoking the war, he was master of the continent of Europe and was seen to have achieved what no man; including Napoleon had ever done before
42. She’s provoking me
43. Higgins nodded, taking no offense at Graisco’s remark, as was his nature after provoking his men to ensure they were confident in their efforts
44. Or had they really been killed to the last? What if one or more ISIS fighters had survived and had then hidden on the ship, unbeknown to the Spetsnaz soldiers? They could then have possibly sabotaged the radios and killed the remaining Russians before stupidly firing at the Israeli planes and provoking a lethal response by them
45. tendencies, nothing is to be gained by antagonizing and provoking a country when such action 164
46. (b) During the application of electricity, one would lose all control over one’s senses, such torture provoking permanent vomiting,
47. “They’re deliberately provoking me,” Lathgertha complained when they were a safe distance away from the soon to be exploding Watchers
48. there did not seem to be much point in provoking the three mercenaries who
49. produced and major thought provoking ideas are expelled in the blink of an eye, without
50. It seemed to me that he wasn’t really arguing but rather provoking the Teacher in order to start a conversation about it
