The painting initially provoked complaints in Iowa, where some women protested that Mrs. Graham was poking fun at them with her dour expression.

Although the project initially provoked controversy-largely because this type of private conservation philanthropy was previously unheard of in Chile-the park continues to gain the support of locals and visitors alike.

To those who still sniff at his work, contemplate the reasons that artists whose work initially provoked the disdain of art critics later found a place in history.

Stock market history suggests that a Middle East war, because it is so widely expected, could initially provoke little reaction.

New methods of killing people initially provoke outrage but eventually are often accepted.

The painting initially provoked complaints in Cedar Rapids, where some women protested that Mrs. Graham was poking fun at them with her dour depiction of an Iowa farm woman.

No wonder that the work initially provoked responses ranging, Ms. Luchs writes, from "profound admiration to fury and disgust."

That is why the governing coalition's selection of Foreign Minister Tsutomu Hata as the next Prime Minister initially provoked contradictory responses.

Of course, the Commission's proposal initially provoked several questions.

Introduction of Sapsan initially provoked cancelling of affordable daytime trains between Moscow and St.Petersburg.