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The administration's effort so far to reshape the workforce of nearly 2 million civil servants that serves as the backbone of the government already has provoked a contentious culture shift.

That document provoked a contentious reaction, some hailing it as a boon to Catholic-Jewish relations, others criticizing its cautious tone and failure to acknowledge Pope Pius XII's refusal to speak out publicly against the Nazi genocide.

The piece has provoked a contentious debate and a petition of 141 scientists who have opposed the piece.

The behavior of a woman who appears on the public stage can be counted on to provoke a contentious referendum on the state of women in general.

The preliminary findings of the Tulsa Race Riot Commission are expected to provoke a contentious debate in the Oklahoma Legislature, which convenes on Monday.

In Ten Days (Canongate), Gillian Slovo uses riots in a fictional London borough, provoked by a racially contentious police intervention, as the basis for a thoughtful dramatisation of the increasingly tense dynamic between the powerful and the disfranchised.

The rise of natural wines over the last five years has provoked one of the most contentious and useful debates in recent wine history.

The implementation of the law was a therefore contentious issue that provoked internal strife as community factions were pitted one against another, each trying to secure the best parcels of land for itself.

Scott's narrowing lead as vote-counting continued after Election Day has provoked litigation and raucous street protests reminiscent of the contentious 2000 election.

He was brought in to provide steadiness after the brief and contentious tenure of Franz Xaver Ohnesorg, whose autocratic management style provoked a wave of staff resignations and pervasive insecurity among those who remained.

Gordon accused the Plaid councillors of not doing enough to stop the construction of a contentious new entrance to Bute Park, and this claim provoked an angry response from Islam. Gordon said: "They did not stand up for residents at all.