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Bell makes provocative points about the way in which governments now fight wars with one eye on how the action will play in front of the cameras.
She tries to be sexually aggressive, sporty and intellectually provocative.
Whenever we see her, she is wearing stylish, provocative clothes, from bustiers to shorts, to crucifixes and big, exotic earrings.
To be deliberately provocative, I asked him to call this period the Toronto new wave.
Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor and Hedy Lamarr were the provocative, sensual kind.
The provocative swimwear became a symbol of a Coast offering sun, surf, warmth and excitement.
Her analysis captures the problematic nature of the self in late modernity and presents it in stark and provocative relief.
During that time they managed to be thoughtful, provocative and, heavens above, interesting.
Change the Climate's web page reveals nothing unique or provocative except extraordinarily distressing obtuseness.
Also, I'm sure that the Australian brothers won't be complete ocker stereotypes, judging by the provocative, thoughtful title.
For the canonic defense to work, everything substantively provocative in the offending art work has to be played down or simply denied.
The power of his book lies not in prescription, but rather in his acute, erudite and provocative historical analysis.
The conference was stimulating, even provocative, and served to generate a debate that continued long after the conference had ended.
I thought once that you wrote the column tongue in cheek, as provocative as possible, an Aussie stirrer.
In this provocative study, Newhauser fills a lacuna in historical scholarship even as he provides insight for the nonhistorian.
A vehicle in orbit is less provocative than one flying through territorial airspace.
We value good writing, as we value controversial and provocative ideas, for their own sake.
The Foreign Office held that garrisoning the islands would be too provocative.
His findings, though cautious and conservative, are nevertheless provocative.
Those caveats aside, the study gives a provocative look at how one of the world's most rapidly developing regions may look in 20 years' time.
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Examples from Classical Literature
Captain lote's temper was boiling now, contradiction was its worst provocative.
Instead she did her best to get underfoot, usually in some provocative position.
Monsieur, if you wish to be heard, let me beg of you not to be provocative in your language.
Like the subject of servants, it is as provocative of conversation as classical music.
Thirdly, the concretion in the body of various juices, turbid vapours, and dense humours is the last provocative of sickness.
Hugh Marsden's blunders and large-handed awkwardness were always provocative of mirth, and he took all in such good part.
Paris was as stimulating and provocative as a paid mistress, but palled as quickly.
Superficially, her beauty of irregularity was of all beauty the most perturbing and provocative.
Willersley theorised while I thought of the woman and that provocative quality of dash she had displayed.
It must be admitted that Challenger is provocative in the last degree, but Summerlee has an acid tongue, which makes matters worse.
In addition the bicameral house is cumbersome and provocative of delay.
It's packed with quotable dialogue and features an iconic egg-eating contest, not to mention a very provocative car wash scene.
Jason's photographs, however, pose provocative questions about the carthorse body and its intersomatic connections with the human body.
Compared to the men's risque calendar pictures, which weren't banned, their photos were as provocative as Susan Boyle in a sou'wester.
If the few words I have used so far have been provocative, I regret it.
To see these flying-fish this way was provocative of thought.
The conduct of McNeice and Malcolmson was offensive and provocative.
Mr. pickwick, in his speech, was certainly self-laudatory and provocative.
Indeed, all the enjoyments of this period were provocative of tears.
They carried alforjas all of them, and all apparently well filled, at least with things provocative of thirst, such as would summon it from two leagues off.
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