The police prevented her from doing this, and deemed the stunt "highly provocative".

This highly provocative book clearly shows that these are the wrong kinds of questions to ask about animal behavior.

The players will view the owners' strategy as highly provocative.

The effect was highly provocative to say the least.

But researchers who are familiar with the four proteins said the finding was highly provocative given what was known about them.

The envoy also mentions that any attempt to test a nuclear device would be seen as a "highly provocative act."

The campaign theme pictures a man and a woman in a highly provocative position.

The timing of the test meant that it would be seen inevitably as a highly provocative gesture.

The challenge of being out there beyond where any had gone before was highly provocative.

This was considered highly provocative by the striking Swedish workers.