The attempted bombing by a Nigerian of a U.S.-bound flight has provoked sharp reactions in image-conscious Nigeria.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

bug What I typically do is I start with the input that provoked the problem, and I keep making it smaller and smaller.

我这里做的就是从引起,出现的输入开始，然后将输入，一步步的缩小规模。

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We are also put in mind of how the war is, in fact, anything but a revel, though it, too, may have been provoked by a cause as insignificant and hard to trace as "some wizard vermin."

我们同样也思考事实上战争，只是一场狂欢，尽管它有可能,是由一个毫不重要难以追踪的“一些害虫“引起的“

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But the report provoked angry reaction in Congress, where many lawmakers condemned it as biased, while others asserted it contained balanced criticism of Israel and Hamas.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

"The Human Rights Council mandates for the report specifically targeted Israeli actions, ignoring,ignoring the deliberate Hamas attacks on civilians that provoked Israel's self-defense in Operation Cast Lead .

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

Safdar Abbassi,a senator and long time PPP member who had close ties to Benazir Bhutto, told VOA that Mr.Zardari's recent actions to crack down on anti-government protests have provoked dissension within the party.

VOA: standard.2009.03.13