noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
provoke protest(s)/an outcry
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Not surprisingly, the new rules have provoked protests from gun owners.
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The crackdown provoked an international outcry.
public outcry (= expression of anger by a lot of people )
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There was a public outcry about the shooting.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
international
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The large number of civilian deaths in Sakhiet provoked an international outcry .
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Mr Fujimori is hoping to sit tight and wait for the national and international outcry to blow over.
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After an international outcry , the white government reluctantly set up an inquest in the matter of Bantu Steven Biko.
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Why, the people in Asmara's cafes ask, has there been so little international outcry over the invasion?
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An armed raid on a hospital was bound to cause an international outcry , particularly if we came out empty-handed.
open
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Trading is by open outcry on the exchange floor.
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This leads to the second issue of open outcry .
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The trader gives his orders by open outcry and officially sanctioned hand signals.
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Dealing in traded options is by open outcry on the once busy floor of the Stock Exchange.
public
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The lack of evidence and the circumstantial nature of the testimony caused a public outcry .
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The public outcry over the massacre led to the resignation March 12 of state Gov.
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The Thom case was exceptional and gave rise to something of a public outcry .
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Hale was permitted to retire quietly, but after a public outcry he was brought back to face charges.
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It had been stopped in its tracks by the Railway Inspectorate and a public outcry .
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Originally intended to run six months, the study lasted 40 years, until a public outcry in the 1970s ended it.
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Or he can act if there is public outcry over a sentence.
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In contrast, there was a public outcry in Cleveland over the loss of the Browns.
■ VERB
cause
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His remarks caused an outcry back home.
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An armed raid on a hospital was bound to cause an international outcry , particularly if we came out empty-handed.
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His extreme position caused an outcry , and some of the contributors to Le Livre Noir dissociated themselves from his preface.
provoke
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Spraying crops and burning stubble also provoke outcries from nearby residents.
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The large number of civilian deaths in Sakhiet provoked an international outcry .
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The last folly was finished in nineteen thirty-six and provoked such a public outcry that it led to the first-ever planning inquiry.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Despite an outcry , the university refused to change its admission policies.
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The killings by the military have caused an international outcry .
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The public outcry against the executions made little difference.
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The shooting of an unarmed teenager by police caused a public outcry .
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There was a widespread outcry over the increase in fuel tax.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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In contrast, there was a public outcry in Cleveland over the loss of the Browns.
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It had been stopped in its tracks by the Railway Inspectorate and a public outcry .
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That bid sparked a public outcry .
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The angry outcry from officials and the press was deafening.
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The lack of evidence and the circumstantial nature of the testimony caused a public outcry .
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The last sentence may seem obscure or - in the light of recent outcry against paedophilia - a hedging of bets.
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We read no cogent outcries from illiterates.