The phrase "a provocative observation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a statement or comment that is intended to provoke thought or stimulate discussion.
Example: "During the debate, she made a provocative observation about the implications of climate change on global economies."
Alternatives: "a stimulating remark" or "a challenging comment."
This is a provocative observation, appearing as it does in a novel told by an omniscient narrator and full of lost characters.
The head of a plastic bag industry group, whose full-time job consists of battling local bans on disposable grocery sacks, made a provocative observation the other day about trash: Don't be so quick to reject waste, he warned.
This is a provocative observation given the T-cell-signaling-impaired Skg mouse, which develops an RA-like clinical phenotype on a susceptible genetic background.
Indeed, properties of transition metals do not seem to explain why Zn is a cofactor for a disproportional number of diverse enzymes, and this is a provocative observation.
A provocative observation relating to the shared epithelial and mesenchymal state of classical CTCs is their virtually universal (93%) expression of Igfbp5, which is uniquely expressed in a small subpopulation of cells at the epithelial/stromal interface within primary tumors.
This is a provocative observation, suggesting that the methylation status of BRD7 promoter may serve as a clinical biomarker for early detection and prescreening patients with clinical symptoms or individuals at high risk as well as in monitoring patients for recurrence.
Many are funny verses, but there are moments of dark comedy and provocative observation, such as Simon Munnery's version of Kipling's 'If'.
She also offers the following fascinating and provocative observation about the best-picture contender: Sunil knew nothing of the movie that ends with an airport-slum boy finding money, love, and fame.
More importantly, this "provocative observation... leads to big questions as to why [the virus] is protective".
Despite this provocative observation, the basic mechanisms responsible for TCG and their possible connection with coronary hemodynamics have not been explained.
Another provocative observation is that the authors of this study, and of the supporting computational framework, are not themselves involved in the TCGA initiative.
