Sentence examples for certain to provoke from inspiring English sources

His group's work seems certain to provoke debate among Republicans as well as with Democrats.

The gesture was all but certain to provoke the protests that occurred.

21] his new proposal to provide Federal hospital insurance for the aged, a recommendation certain to provoke intense controversy.

The shootings seemed certain to provoke more violence in Yemen's tribal society, and analysts said they could further weaken Mr. Saleh.

The finding, by researchers from the University of Aberdeen who conducted 220 interviews with mothers, their partners and others, is certain to provoke controversy.

This amounted to a direct challenge to the party, and as such, Falun Gong's act was inherently political and certain to provoke a harsh response.

The Wood execution is certain now to provoke renewed debate about the concoctions of drugs used by death penalty states, as well as about the secrecy with which those states have shrouded the procedure.

There are quarrels that are certain to be provoked by Chris Kenneally's new documentary, "Side by Side," which explores the impact of digital technology on 21st-century moviemaking, but one thing is beyond argument.

I wasn't sure if Matthis's character was angry — the "get whitey" tone towards the end is tired, and unmerited — or if she had been directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz to conform to a certain stereotype, the better to provoke and elicit sympathy.

"I think when you're in this world where everything is media and you want to provoke certain behaviors for spending or whatever, it's a natural way to be able to do it.

"I think when you're in this world where everything is media and you want to provoke certain behaviours for spending or whatever, it's a natural way to be able to do it.