Sentence examples for provocative questioning from inspiring English sources
But Mr. O'Donnell's provocative questioning of the value of academic research and his ties to the Texas Public Policy Foundation — which had promoted a set of seven higher education proposals that many academics found misguided — prompted questions about the direction in which the system was headed and significant backlash from well-heeled alumni.
China's demand for greater power within the International Monetary Fund, its provocative questioning of the dollar as the world's reserve currency, and the ultimate dependence of a debtor nation like the United States on changed behavior from the mega-surplus powers of China, Germany and Japan are all indicators of American vulnerability.
What caused these outbursts on Hungary's state television was not the provocative questioning of professionals, but the spontaneous pressure of average Hungarians.
He has written a provocative book questioning a central tenet of the hedge-fund industry: its performance is always worth paying for.
Dubbed "Live Shot" by the Boston media for his ardent courting of TV coverage, Kerry has delivered provocative speeches questioning Democratic articles of faith such as affirmative action and teacher tenure -- only to drop the subjects when the backlash came.
AfD hardliners reject the focus on the Holocaust as the defining event in German national history, and senior figures in the party have repeatedly made provocative statements questioning such a perspective.
A ten-part series, which will air its final episode -- "Drones & Privacy" -- on Friday, March 25th, at 10 p.m. Eastern Time, Truth and Power is a provocative show, questioning just how our lives have changed in the age of technology.
When Dastgheib was asked by a follower about the legitimacy of the Vali Faqih, or guardian jurist, and the way it is currently implemented, he issued a provocative response, questioning Khamenei's authority and opposing the concentration of power in one man.
These provocative questions warrant investigation.
Ask a provocative question.
