1.   That action provoked heavy criticism and deep divisions within the cancer community.

2.   This action provoked further disturbances on the streets of Karachi and in other towns and cities.

3.   His actions provoked severe criticism from civil rights groups.

4.   Although the Russian economy is not significant on a global scale, the actions provoked a sudden clutching by investors worldwide.

5.   Did U.S. covert action inadvertently provoke the Japanese to attack the United States?

6.   Eikenberry acknowledged that his action could provoke a floor fight and lead to a vote by the full body on whether to permit Buchanan to speak.

7.   Just a year after taking power, his actions provoked Rwanda and Uganda to take up arms again, launching a second rebellion from the east.

8.   Should the FDA then decide to stop the product from being sold, its action might provoke an angry protest of customers.

9.   The action provoked a loud row in Parliament, where rightist legislators accused the government of gagging its opponents.

10.   The comment stunned Israeli officials, who read it as suggesting that the Israeli action provoked rather than prevented terrorism.