Sentence examples for provoking argument from inspiring English sources

The spat began a few weeks ago when Russian children were attacked in a Warsaw playground, and Russia demanded an apology.A Russian mini-submarine trapped off Kamchatka was cut free by a British naval robotic submarine, provoking argument in Russia both over who was to blame for an incident reminiscent of the Kursk disaster in 2000 and over reliance on foreign assistance.See article.

It was a thought provoking argument, eloquently put, and just for a moment, none of the politicians, party activists and policy wonks that had crowded into the sweltering, airless meeting room at the Scottish Exhibition Centre to listen to Collins felt much like talking about their favourite hobby horse.

As Elizabeth Day writes in the New Review, the LRB "provides a space in which intelligent people can think differently; in which discomfiting thoughts can be voiced and provoking arguments can be aired with enough room to breathe".

But it also provokes argument about identity and equality in a diverse society.

Her dramatic story has continued to provoke argument among historians ever since, while the public interest in this 16th-century femme fatale remains unabated.

But the tightening up since Sept. 11 in countries that have faced terrorist bombings and assassinations continually over the last three decades has provoked argument.

Revenge, honour, money and race: it provokes argument at every turn.  .

His views provoked arguments.

But it is worth remembering that religion can still provoke arguments, and worse, even when it loses the ability to influence people's behaviour in more benign ways.

Since its premiere in Cannes it has provoked arguments and discussions, as well as absurd allegations that the film denigrates Orson Welles.

Walking through the megastore's idealistic mock-ups of perfect Scandinavian homes is likely to provoke arguments about problematic areas, such as who cooks, cleans, or looks after children.