1.b> ; i> / ; the presence of foreign troops so close to the border was seen as a provocation ; deliberate provocation / ;
2.b> 1) , , ; you ought not to give way to your temper, under whatever provocation , ;
2) , ; (, i>); without any provocation , ; she has a tendency to burst into tears at the slightest provocation ; he gets angry on / at / the slightest provocation ;
3.b> .i> .i> , .