In the 1960s, some people called themselves 'Provos' - provocateurs. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
The cold reality is that the Provos are a small band of violent murderers. From Wordnik.com. [1981 Hunger Strikes] Reference
'But,' I hear you holler, 'the Provos weren't fascists.'. From Wordnik.com. [Free speech for fascists!] Reference
Patrick 39 Ulster boy claims no attachment to the Provos. From Wordnik.com. [Cheeseburger Gothic » Small Pepsi challenge.] Reference
The DUP have been in power with the Provos for over a year now. From Wordnik.com. [Wasters] Reference
I understand the Provos still aren't so kind to touts after all. From Wordnik.com. [David Davis Gets a Shock] Reference
` The Prods haven't always been as keen as the Provos, have they?. From Wordnik.com. [Mortal Causes]
They both moved into the Provos when the troubles flared up in 1969. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
The Provos are thought to have killed 1821 people between 1969 and 2001. From Wordnik.com. [A Big Welcome to David Trimble] Reference
It seems the Provos want to talk about selling some securities back to us. From Wordnik.com. [Black Friday]
After all, the Provos were "the legitimate voice of occupied Ireland" weren't they?. From Wordnik.com. [America's Worst Congressman] Reference
Really quick now that the Provos have stopped bombing the line, the driver said rapidly. From Wordnik.com. [The Bloomsday Dead] Reference
The Provos are realistic enough to know that they can't expect to get all that right away. From Wordnik.com. [Police Powers] Reference
Politically, in 1969/70 (and with the assistance of Paisley) the Provos indulged in that conflation. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
The start of the troubles drove those working-class voters back into the arms of Paisleyites and Provos. From Wordnik.com. [There's nothing for us in Belfast] Reference
It proved to be a wise move as opponents of the Provos, both north and south, had no mud to sling at them. From Wordnik.com. [Back to the future] Reference
All that is quite satisfactory from the point of view of the Provos, but it does not go far enough for them. From Wordnik.com. [Police Powers] Reference
And the disciplined Provos will not be long in forcing their will on the undisciplined and demoralized Protestant hordes. From Wordnik.com. [Police Powers] Reference
Yet did masses of people back then really veer towards the fledgling Provos in order "to challenge the capitalist system"?. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-08-01] Reference
The Provos aim at removing British control from six counties in the north of Ireland that are part of the United Kingdom. From Wordnik.com. [Provisional Wing of the Irish Republican Army] Reference
His interlocutor was a big, rugby playing fellow who immediately observed 'don't you worry, we know about terrorism from the Provos'. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
Billy, I can confidently say, was never in the Provos. From Wordnik.com. [Splintered Sunrise] Reference
I don't really see how this is difficult for the Provos. From Wordnik.com. [Slugger O'Toole] Reference
Irish News: NEWS: Dissidents: 'We have recruited ex-Provos'. From Wordnik.com. [Politics.ie - 3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,27,28,29,30,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,41,42,48,49,50,52] Reference
Once the Provos got on the line, the ICJP was rendered redundant. From Wordnik.com. [Slugger O'Toole] Reference
If the Provos want to pull the plug on the Stormont executive, go ahead. From Wordnik.com. [Irish Blogs] Reference
With the fervour of political converts the Provos cannot wait to administer. From Wordnik.com. [Slugger O'Toole] Reference
And anyway, we all know the Provos were simply over enthusiastic peace-makers. From Wordnik.com. [A Tangled Web] Reference
We know that the Provos have condemned previous attacks, and have condemned this one too. From Wordnik.com. [Slugger O'Toole] Reference
"In the past there would have been a lot of support for the Provos in the town," she said. From Wordnik.com. [Belfasttelegraph.co.uk - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
Dear Sean that "situation" began to disappear BEFORE the Provos got into full swing of their. From Wordnik.com. [Top stories from Times Online] Reference
This devolution-doomsday scenario is probably a far away prospect even for disillusioned Provos. From Wordnik.com. [Slugger O'Toole] Reference
Yeah, pilfering as in the Provos demanding protection money from what I remember of that chapter. From Wordnik.com. [Slugger O'Toole] Reference
Thirty eight years later, The Saville Report is being published following the Provos 'disbandment. From Wordnik.com. [Slugger O'Toole] Reference
Unionism as a political creed may be in some disarray; the inclusion of the Provos in government is still gut-wrenching. From Wordnik.com. [A Tangled Web] Reference
The danger is that former Provos who took some persuading to get on board the peace process take the matter into their own hands. From Wordnik.com. Reference
So, they have not only Provo training, the Provo mentality, Provo weapons, but also retain the intelligence gathered by the Provos. From Wordnik.com. [Slugger O'Toole] Reference
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