Sentence examples for issue provokes from inspiring English sources

But Dr. David C. Leach, executive director of the council, said: "There has been an increase in the frequency with which this issue provokes a citation.

The issue provokes both weariness and hostility from many in Britain; some find it convenient to conflate asylum seekers with economic migrants, and adopt a less than welcoming approach.

His parliamentary colleagues said the prisoner abuse issue provoked angry debate in Parliament on Thursday.

The issue provoked one of the laugh lines at the annual dinner of the White House Correspondents Associationn on Saturday night.

His efforts to put off the issue provoked his colleagues, with Justice Blackmun perhaps the harshest critic.

As a recent rehearsal showed, the young cast is adept at portraying the passions the issue provoked.

Mr. Karzai's handling of the amnesty issue provoked anger among members of the Northern Alliance, which has battled the Taliban for six years.

Trivial as it sounded, the issue provoked furious protests and even street demonstrations by workers in various industries, including duty-free retailers, airlines and liquor companies.

Jewish spokesmen had demanded an apology from Mr. Möllemann for weeks, and the issue provoked a wide debate about the line between criticism of Israel and anti-Semitism.

On the second day of the 50-nation meeting, the water issue provoked considerable hostility, with delegates exchanging thinly disguised criticisms.

His heavy-handed approach to the issue provoked so much anger, a petition signed by 109,000 people was delivered to the White House demanding he be deported back to the UK as a result.