1.   And, she said, while one issue may provoke a spirited fight, another issue may find the conservancy on the same side as an earlier foe.

2.   Administration officials doubt the issue will provoke Russian nationalists.

3.   Buchanan received an unusually high level of security for his visit to the border Wednesday, attesting to the strong feelings that the illegal immigration issue provokes in California.

4.   Cassese said the issue has provoked debate among judges from the outset.

5.   No other issue provokes the same emotion, the same high-profile public maneuvers.

6.   That triggered a three-week shutdown of inspection operations and raised concern that the issue might provoke a U.S. military response.

7.   The issue has also provoked public debate among Jews in the United States.

8.   The issue has provoked a battle with few heroes, said Ira A. Loss, an analyst with Washington Analysis, which monitors federal agencies for investors.

9.   The issue is already provoking a fight in Congress.

10.   The issue has provoked one of the most intense battles over pollution regulations in recent decades.