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In fact, the sheer pronunciation of the letters in sounds like the lip-smacking yum yum or the postprandial urp and sigh provokes a chuckle.
In India, he said, "the most innocent trivia provokes official paranoia about security."
"Ally McBeal : A horrific school shooting provokes discussion and soul-searching among the Boston legal community and the nation.
From him we learn how indecision Of character provokes derision.
actively destroying command areas and suspected weapons sites when Saddam provokes the next crisis.