Sentence examples for welcome provocation from inspiring English sources

Google's "Basta!" is a welcome provocation to a critical debate.

And on campuses frozen by unyielding political correctness and expanding definitions of impermissible speech, some welcome the provocation that Mr. Trump provides.

All in all, a welcome blast of provocation.

The provocation proved provocative.

What has set Fox apart from its stodgier competitors over the years is the lack of a house style — its programmers have followed their desire for water cooler chatter wherever it led them — at the same time that it exhibited a welcome tolerance for outrageousness and provocation.

The two self-contained, asymmetrical stories of "Storytelling" offer pointed provocations both to those who loathed "Welcome to the Dollhouse" and "Happiness," Mr. Solondz's previous features, and to those who embraced them.

The two self-contained, asymmetrical stories that constitute "Storytelling" offer pointed provocations both to those who loathed "Welcome to the Dollhouse" and "Happiness," Mr. Solondz's previous features, and to those who embraced them.

The two self-contained, asymmetrical stories that "Storytelling" comprises offer pointed provocations both to those who loathed "Welcome to the Dollhouse" and "Happiness," Mr. Solondz's previous features, and to those who embraced them.

He welcomed T. S. Eliot's reactionary Anglicanism as a provocation to liberal complacencies.

And it offers provocation after provocation". He added: "That's why I welcome President Trump's assistance of new sanctions against Iran.

Others criticized him for an unnecessary provocation, of a piece with his frequently quoted assertion that he would welcome the opening of a gay bar in his district.