Instead, she'll be- come very quiet or excessively polite, and then suddenly make a provocative statement.

In a provocative statement two weeks ago, he said, "The new market structure is broken and must be discarded."

But that was this child's way of using provocative statements to look for guidance from his parents.

The French press often takes him to task for provocative statements, but he can't seem to help himself.

It would be good to see the university's president pay more attention to that in his "provocative" statements.

Every press release should include a quotable, provocative statement from an officer or committee member of the organization involved.

He made perhaps his most provocative statement in Havana.

Without pressing the point, the author makes a provocative statement about the state of the American economy.

He will make a provocative statement, and then pause, waiting for you to fill the vacuum.

But some provocative statements in election time are very American.