As with all great revolutions, the Council has provoked battles between groups claiming to be its true heirs.
A growing number of school districts have adopted a system called value-added modeling to answer that question, provoking battles from Washington to Los Angeles — with some saying it is an effective method for increasing teacher accountability, and others arguing that it can give an inaccurate picture of teachers' work.
Miss Suu Kyi's more confrontational stance is not intended to provoke street battles.
But administration officials acknowledged that enacting broad financial reforms would provoke political battles that are almost certain to drag on for months, if not years.
"I feel like Sally Field: 'You like me, you really like me.' " As the lucky few learned in high school, cosmic popularity has its pitfalls, and Facebook friendship can provoke internecine battles.
Alexander said the government was "absolutely not" trying to provoke a battle with unions.
Michael Moore and MoveOn hardly get a mention; Beinart no longer wants to provoke a battle for the soul of the Party.
On questions of social welfare — jobs, income, health care, energy — which don't immediately provoke a battle over irreconcilable values, he has given every indication of favoring activist government.
On questions of social welfare jobs, income, health care, energy which don't immediately provoke a battle over irreconcilable values, he has given every indication of favoring activist government.
"A Little Too Close to God," David Horovitz's cogent, impassioned and yet zestfully common-sensical report from the Israeli front, portrays a country not so much divided as multiplied against itself, where almost nothing seems too small to provoke a battle.
