Unfortunately the sometimes provocative observations are surrounded by cartoons, slow-motion and speeded-up effects, images overlaid on images and other tricks of the tube.

This is a provocative observation.

They'd rather do interesting things and make provocative observations than try to outflank John Ford on his way to the Great American Movie.

The family's younger members supply the most provocative and significant observations.

His most provocative observations may be that, however counterintuitive, "those who torture tend to think of their work in extremely high moral terms."

Brodie smiled and resisted the urge to throw back his head and laugh at this very astute and provocative observation.

If a sharp woman makes provocative observations, the guys in power had to put her up to it.

But such occasionally provocative observations aside, she fails to develop any sustained critique or analysis of the American criminal justice system.

"These are provocative and potentially interesting observations, but they raise many more questions than they answer right now," he said.

Admirers also praised him for shaping great stores of evidence into well-ordered, vigorous narratives and for producing original and provocative observations.