Sentence examples for title provoked from inspiring English sources

But even the title provoked bitter fighting.

A decade-and-a-half ago, in cities and villages all over the Philippines, The Vagina Monologues, or "Usaping Puki" (its Filipino title) provoked an unexpectedly powerful response.

And its title provokes both curiosity and an irresistible social opportunity.

It's an unsettling, unexpected image, executed very faithfully in its ultra-retro style, and combined with the film's title provokes a horrifying question in the viewer: where is the skin this person lives in?

Chelsea's role as kingmakers during this title finale provoked them into some spark and spite.

The R-rated plot of Debussy's "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun," staged by Diaghilev's Ballets Russes with erotic choreography by Vaslav Nijinsky in the title role, provoked a scandal at its premiere in 1912.

And as advanced word spreads among other African-American scholars, the title has provoked denunciations from some who vehemently disagree with Mr. Kennedy's thesis even before they have read the book.

But Paramount and Marvel, mindful of the complex reaction such a title might provoke overseas, offered foreign territories the choice of two titles for the film: Captain America: The First Avenger, or just The First Avenger.

Dirty Mind (1980) and Controversy (1981) both managed to attract musical admiration but also, as the latter title suggested, provoke a firestorm of criticism for their edgy interplay between religion and sexuality.

But the title piece, Future Perfect, provoked a mixed response.

Derry has put itself forward as the UK's city of culture for 2013, and was last week one of four cities shortlisted for the title, but the move has provoked a political squabble, because Sinn Féin has demanded that "UK" be stripped from the title if the city wins.