• Mr Lawson told Hull Crown Court that Mr Hewison had "squared up" to the group before one of them punched him in the face and then "bounced" round him provocatively.

    BBC: Student 'punched footballers' friend'

  • Great history and an intriguing thesis combine to produce a well-written and provocatively enlightening book.

    FORBES: Fact and Comment

  • Provocatively, Mr. Taleb defines Black Swans as events (such as the rise of the Internet or the fall of LTCM) that are not only rare and consequential but also predictable only in retrospect.

    WSJ: Shattering the Bell Curve

  • And perhaps to luxuriate a little in the improved long-term survival chances of a raft of rights to parody and create derivative works, which helps the Internet to do what it does best: make humorous videos which dance provocatively with copyright properties.

    FORBES: A New Hope: Star Wars reshot in Team Fortress 2, SCUMM - and many more

  • It provocatively points out that the U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA), now set for passage by the U.S. Congress, will soon put Japan at a further disadvantage to its arch-rival, a situation which would only be remedial by accession to the TPP.

    FORBES: Noda's "Do or Die" TPP Moment and Agriculture Reform

  • In Canada we saw that one foolish remark could spark a movement: after a Toronto policeman declared that women should stop dressing as sluts to avoid being assaulted there were large rallies (first in Canada and then in other countries) in which women purposely dressed provocatively as part of a movement.

    FORBES: How To Spark A Movement

  • According to a story on the World Baseball Classic's official website, a Canadian player provocatively raised his arms at the largely pro-Mexican crowd.

    CNN: March 10, 2013 -- Updated 0344 GMT (1144 HKT)

  • Berkeley, LectureFox, Learn Out Loud, LearnThat, the more pedestrian About U, GCF LearnFree, and the provocatively named VideoJug, as well as the world-renowned TED.

    FORBES: Free Education Is A Meme Whose Time Has Come

  • As a man, I have found the (provocatively-titled) The Way of the Superior Man to be helpful.

    FORBES: 5 Ways to Make Your Time More Valuable

  • It would have been unthinkable ten years ago to ask the provocatively downwardly mobile questions raised at a Financial Times conference on the future of America this morning.

    FORBES: Does America Have A Financial System That Protects Savings?

  • Rip-roaring adventure, vividly drawn characters, exotic locales in the immediate post-World War I era provocatively, hypnotically brought to life are trademarks of the most underrated, little-heralded novelist of our time.

    FORBES: Fact and Comment

  • She has made the headlines several times since returning to Russia, posing provocatively for a Russian men's magazine and turning up for the launch of a Soyuz spacecraft in Kazakhstan.

    BBC: Russia spy Anna Chapman given pro-Kremlin youth role

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