What is "provocations"

Usage examples of "provocations".

Not because he disagreed with Imperial Intelligence's estimates of the fundamental gutlessness of the High Ridge Government, but because of the dangerous potential for provocations to get out of hand and spill over into acts of war.

The mutual provocations of a religious war, which had already continued above two hundred years, exasperated the animosity of the contending parties.

The misfortunes, as well as the provocations, of the Gothic nation, were forcibly and truly described by their ambassador.

Notwithstanding these provocations, the Catholics of Gaul, Spain, and Italy, enjoyed, under the reign of the Arians, the free and peaceful exercise of their religion.

Medina, or the city, known under the name of Yathreb, before it was sanctified by the throne of the prophet, was divided between the tribes of the Charegites and the Awsites, whose hereditary feud was rekindled by the slightest provocations: two colonies of Jews, who boasted a sacerdotal race, were their humble allies, and without converting the Arabs, they introduced the taste of science and religion, which distinguished Medina as the city of the Book.

We shouldn't have to be so worried about provocations that we go thirty-five light-years out of our way just to avoid the possibility.

I'll instruct them to be on the alert for provocations, as well, and to do their best to hold any confrontation to a minimum, but we've got to warn them.

He contrived a series of small but irking provocations between his own border barons and those dissident dukes whose lands were convenient for the exercise.

Noblemen loyal to King Milo inveighed upon him, until at last he sent off dispatches to King Audry and King Aillas, alerting them to the peculiar rash of forays, raids and provocations current along the Lyonesse border.