She looked—not pretty—Doss couldn't be pretty—but provocative, fascinating—yes, abominably so.
Over at our fellow WSJ blog, The Wallet, there's a provocative Q & A with the authors of a new book called 'Smart Girls Marry Money,' a satirical self-help book which has a serious mission: to get women and men to talk more about marriage and finances.
"If it's more about a hookup or sex, the image is going to be more provocative.
Artistic director Daniel Pitt said it was "a provocative outcome".
The applications with the more provocative photo helped for both women in both fields – they received 62 more interview offers out of 200 applications for the sales jobs, and 68 more out of 200 for the back-office accounting jobs.
Try this: one night, while you're in front of the TV or in the car, make a provocative (but not hurtful) remark about something your partner cares deeply about – the government, a sportsman or woman – something that will get his or her dander up.
That's the level of intensity Chaon achieves in this dark, provocative thriller.
He said the researchers' interpretation that changes in the brain enhance women's maternal responses is "provocative, and I think it's likely to be true.
A Woman Looking at Men Looking at Women（:Siri Hustvedt） This provocative essay collection from Hustvedt, whose novel The Blazing World was long-listed for the Man Booker Prize, draws insights from both the sciences and the humanities.
The move would put an important and occasionally provocative voice in economics in charge of the bank's research department.
Igoni Barrett's brilliant novel Blackass is a provocative, contemporary reworking of Kafka's Metamorphosis — but set in the bustling metropolis of Lagos and starring a Nigerian man who wakes up one day as a white man.
Mainland Chinese enterprises have been deepening their stakes in the local industry, and journalists here say they are feeling increasing pressure to soft-pedal issues deemed provocative by the governing Communist Party in Beijing.
Brick Lane Coffee are known for their provocative chalk board signs.
Buckley showcased provocative debate on "Firing Line," his program which had its debut in 1966; Vidal was a mischievous guest on talk shows.
'Our version for TV is simple and a little provocative - we believe the future is apps,' said Tim Cook.
'Twerking', the provocative dance move made popular by Miley Cyrus, has been added to the Oxford English Dictionary.
Editor's Note:Over at our fellow WSJ blog, The Wallet, there's a provocative Q & A with the authors of a new book called 'Smart Girls Marry Money,' a satirical self-help book which has a serious mission: to get women and men to talk more about marriage and finances.
A provocative new study shows that a substantial number of people who take up an exercise regimen wind up heavier afterward than they were at the start, with the weight gain due mostly to extra fat, not muscle.
But while provocative, the findings had little practical value for people, the scientists realized, since even the most extensive liposuction procedure in humans would remove far less fat than had been excised from the obese mice.
He started toward her, forgetting to notice that she was wearing no rose, and as he moved, a small, provocative smile curved her lips.
