If so, the Commission will at least have provoked thought and debate.

Its analysis is meant to provoke debate, and will continue to do so.

These are not easy decisions, and they often provoke debate.

He is known for trying to provoke debate by asking pointed questions.

Shifting more of the costs to the states has already provoked debate.

I hope that it will be important for provoking political debate.

"We certainly wanted to provoke a debate, and this has happened," he said.

The images of women from this time are his most familiar works and continue to provoke debate.

And this problem has provoked endless debate inside the party.

But the case also provoked a debate over capital punishment.