I said [did] nothing to provoke him.

我可没惹他呀！

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Mr.Zelaya told reporters he feared the interim government would provoke violence and might even invade the Brazilian embassy compound to seize him.

VOA: standard.2009.09.22

The problems that Frost poses are problems of interpretation, - problems that provoke you to ask not, "what does he mean exactly?

弗罗斯特给我们的困难是翻译，是使人不发问这样的问题，“他到底要说什么“

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"Land is a major social and political issue,very explosive and very much inclined to provoke a lot of conflict in different parts of the country.

VOA: standard.2009.08.23

"It's a play on the Italian word and it was also linked to the desire to provoke emotions, to provoke aspirations, to make the car exciting and fun, " he said.

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But passenger Diane Deferrari said there was nothing to provoke police to fire.

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The conversations in Brand Thinking are meant to provoke, to push the boundaries of the role brand plays in society.

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