| fear retaliation | 10.47 | She feared retaliation. | ||
| threaten retaliation | 10.47 | Hamas threatened retaliation. | ||
| face retaliation | 2.37 | Critics of the investigation faced retaliation. | ||
| provoke retaliation | 1.91 | And there is always the danger that loyalist gunmen will try to provoke retaliation. | ||
| promise retaliation | 1.65 | Hamas promised retaliation. | ||
| trigger retaliation | 1.65 | But the attacks resumed this summer without triggering retaliation. | ||
| invite retaliation | 1.51 | For one thing, it invites immediate retaliation. | ||
| vow retaliation | 1.45 | Israel vowed further retaliation. | ||
| spark retaliation | 1.18 | But some regional leaders fear a U.S. attack could spark Iraqi retaliation. | ||
| expect retaliation | 1.05 | He expects retaliation. | ||
| suffer retaliation | 1.05 | Lawyers for the city said Serna suffered no retaliation. | ||
| avoid retaliation | 0.99 | U.S. wants Israel to avoid retaliation for Iraqi attack. | ||
| bring retaliation | 0.86 | In the past, rockets hitting northern Israel have brought fierce retaliation. | ||
| consider retaliation | 0.79 | Sharon met with his top military advisers Sunday night to consider further retaliation. | ||
| demand retaliation | 0.79 | The settlers demanded retaliation. | ||
| prompt retaliation | 0.79 | The brutality of the attack was certain to inflame emotions and prompt retaliation. | ||
| prevent retaliation | 0.66 | When shootings occurred, he went into action to prevent retaliation. | ||
| order retaliation | 0.53 | Still, few doubt Bush will order retaliation. | ||
| plan retaliation | 0.53 | Other retaliation was being planned. | ||
| draw retaliation | 0.46 | She worried that the U.S. strikes would draw retaliation. |