But Francine--still influenced by the magnetic attraction which drew her to Emily--did not conceal from herself that she had offered the provocation, and had been therefore the person to blame.

Winnie had also other charms: her youth; her full, rounded form; her clear complexion; the provocation of her unfathomable reserve, which never went so far as to prevent conversation, carried on on the lodgers' part with animation, and on hers with an equable amiability.

'Haven't you yourself declared that the fellow has heaped provocations, insults, and affronts on you, or something to that effect?

"Yes," replied Grandfather; "it was so called, because the British, without provocation, had fired upon a party of minute-men, near Lexington meeting-house, and killed eight of them.

Should we hear of any atrocities committed by the Arickaras upon captive white men, let this signal and recent provocation be borne in mind.

Her continual disagreements with her mother, her rash squabbles with Tom and Charles, and petulance with Betsey, were at least so distressing to Fanny that, though admitting they were by no means without provocation, she feared the disposition that could push them to such length must be far from amiable, and from affording any repose to herself.

Neither is the opinion of some of the Schoolmen, to be received, that a war cannot justly be made, but upon a precedent injury or provocation. For there is no question, but a just fear of an imminent danger, though there be no blow given, is a lawful cause of a war.

For whereas the one shoves and has been known to kick on slight provocation, the other, who is noisily hated of all small dogs by reason of his size, remonstrates not, even when they cling in froth and fury to his chest, but carries them along tolerantly until they drop off from fatigue.

His ebullient spirits were always on tap to spill over on the slightest provocation, and, as he was afterwards to demonstrate, he could weary a puppy with play.

Provocations to produce the desired appearances might even be given to some foreign power, and appeased again by timely concessions.

Mercy was issued a strike because of her acts of provocation on Saturday night towards love interest, Ike Onyema.

Summary: TEHRAN (FNA)- According to the Russian envoy to the Organisation for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Alexander Shulgin, a new chemical weapons provocation is being planned by militants in Syria's Idlib province.

The Azerbaijan Defense Ministry said the Armed Forced retaliated the Armenian military provocation.

Moscow, SANA- Russian Defense Ministry said that Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organization is preparing to stage provocation near Saraqeb city in Idleb province to accuse the Russian Aerospace forces for allegedly using chemical weapons against civilians.

Martinson and the State entered into a plea agreement whereby the State agreed to amend charges of first-degree intentional homicide to those of second-degree intentional homicide based upon the mitigating circumstance of adequate provocation. Among other things, the adequate provocation defense is premised upon a "complete lack of self-control" on the defendant's part.