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- noun Plural form of
instigation .
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Examples
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Aloni recalled the instigations against Rabin and accused Jewish settlers of 'Mussolini's fascism'.
Questions for the Christian 'Quartet' Pursuing the White House 2008
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During the past decade, though, the balance has been maintained primarily through political means Washington carefully controls Chen's "instigations" through comments by government officials, diplomats and others; through selective permission or denial of flight stopovers in the United States; and through economic and political dialogue with Beijing.
Mad Chen Rising: STATFOR REPORT: 2007 to be tense year Michael Turton 2007
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It is essential to ensure that our rhetoric and approach to politics treats those in the public arena as human beings, not monsters, and absolutely avoids and condemns all instigations to violence.
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On Monday in Saudi Arabia, which has seen its own small protests, King Abdullah told a cabinet meeting he rejected what he called foreign instigations of street protests and said Saudi Arabia enjoys a strong relation with other countries based on "mutual respect and non-interference in internal affairs."
Kingdom, Greeting Gulf Soldiers, Is Seen as New Front on Sunni-Shiite Divide Farnaz Fassihi 2011
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They were not intended by him as anything more, and contain no instigations to anything inhumane or unlawful.
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Leverett and Mann Leverett also claim that traditional mourning rituals have failed to mobilize people as anticipated, explaining how the murder of writers and students during Khatami's presidency were not used as instigations for political opposition.
Mahmood Delkhasteh: Iran: A New Revolution on the Horizon 2010
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It is learnt that, Mufti Noorani is continuing to give instigations behind such illegal activities.
Josh Mull: How Many Soldiers Does it Take to Screw in a Light Bulb? 2010
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Don't ruin this election with distractions and trivial instigations.
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One section does not know what opinions, or what instigations, are circulating in another.
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One section does not know what opinions, or what instigations, are circulating in another.
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