At that time, the governor's decision provoked public reaction on both sides of the issue.

The decision provoked a strong protest from the station's film-makers.

That decision provoked strong protests and critical editorial comment in Europe.

The decision provoked significant political and public reactions in Australia.

The decision of the first court to try the case provoked a series of legal appeals.

The decision has provoked a wide reaction because most of the university's students are commuters, some coming from Washington, a 30-minute drive to the north.

This decision provoked anti-government demonstrations, in the course of which one person was killed.

Her decision provoked a storm of protest from Labour and the press.

This decision provoked controversy among the inhabitants, and sometimes even within families.

The council's members, it seemed, feared the reaction their decision might provoke.