1.   And too much pressure now, some say, could provoke a backlash that might erase the freedoms Chinese have gained in recent years.

2.   Aides said he feared provoking a backlash among poor Indians who have had to pay more for rice, sugar and fuel.

3.   Charges of rape and murder against GIs have provoked a backlash against the U.S. military presence in South Korea and Japan.

4.   Democrats said the ads will provoke a backlash during the crucial last week of the campaign.

5.   In Texas, the mandatory sobriety tests provoked a backlash this spring.

6.   More importantly, the United States is likely to refrain from carrying out airstrikes on Muslims during Ramadan out of fear it could provoke a backlash in Muslim countries.

7.   Moreover, the rampant commercialization is provoking a backlash among some fans and owners.

8.   Since the story first broke in January, Republican leaders have danced around the Lewinsky issue, fearing it might provoke a backlash among independent women voters.

9.   Some provoked a backlash.

10.   The package included reorganizing the national railway company, Societe Nationale des Chemins de Fer Francais and provoked a backlash from civil service and public sector workers.