"interest provoking" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to describe something that makes you feel interested. For example, "The professor gave a really interest provoking lecture on the history of art."
That is fair: as is the interest provoked by the second place showing of the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP), an unprecedented result in a Westminster contest for this Eurosceptic party.That said, there are good reasons for not reading too much into the result in Barnsley.
These are questions of general interest provoked by our genome scale resource and its analysis.
By attacking the In Amenas facility, the militants struck at these core interests, provoking an overwhelming response from the Algerian government.
Others saw impulsive kids whose reckless passion cut them off from family, friends and more appropriate interests, provoked mood swings, delinquent behavior and experimentation with drugs, and ended in tragedy.
Mr Orban will continue to play this political game, but he has no interest in provoking violence.
This fear probably exaggerates their options: given their dismal poll ratings, the Lib Dems have no interest in provoking a general election any time soon.
Personally, I had no interest in provoking the ire of my father/hero and for the purposes of the production, I changed the names, Holden became Harmon and "The Catcher In the Rye" became "Life In the Outfield".
To shore up the economy during a three-year plunge in employment that only now seems to be ending, Mr. Greenspan's Fed sharply cut interest rates, provoking a boom in housing, home-refinancing and consumer spending.
We have an interest in provoking discussion within the movement.
Last year, the journal published several articles timed to coincide with regulatory initiatives regarding endocrine disruptors and other human health hazards with a clear bias toward industry interests, thus provoking a discussion on conflicts of interest.
"If someone is interested in provoking a crisis, this is a very dangerous choice," he said.
