The phrase "agent to ask" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to refer to a person or entity that is designated to inquire or request information, but the phrasing is awkward and unclear.
Example: "I need an agent to ask about the availability of the venue for our event."
Alternatives: "representative to inquire" or "contact to request".
But he said he was not comfortable enough with his agent to ask her to do that.
When Emily Eavis rang Bruce Springsteen's agent to ask if he would play Glastonbury, he replied: "Glaston-what?" She laughs about the phone call.
I wanted to audition for something recently and when they said no, I asked my agent to ask: is it about race?
Most people do their research online, then call or send e-mail to the owner or real estate agent to ask questions and finalize the deal.
Mr. Hunter said that consumers should specifically ask the insurer — not the agent — whether they were being offered the lowest rate they qualify for, or they should ask the agent to ask the insurer.
As her autobiography Happy Accidents tells it, she made a career out of getting her agent to ask: "Can you see a woman in that part?" Lynch's gender-switched roles include her first big film part opposite Harrison Ford in The Fugitive, and her scene-stealing turn traumatising Steve Carell in The 40 Year Old Virgin, a switch based on a suggestion by Carell's wife.
Some good amendments passed, including one from Mazie Hirono, Democrat of Hawaii, that requires border agents to ask people they detain about spouses and children, and to consider family unity and safety when holding or repatriating anyone.
One section of the Justice Department's new Patriot Act Web site, lifeandliberty.gov, for instance, says the law "allows federal agents to ask a court for an order to obtain business records in national security terrorism cases".
But Verizon requires customer service agents to ask the "outstanding service" question at the end of every call, she said, and if she had dropped it, a supervisor listening in could have deducted points from her performance score.
"You can't say, 'But it's fabulous — here's why you should buy it.' " Instead, she trains agents to ask simple questions like: Do you like this apartment?
For instance, the IRS manual tells agents to ask during a face-to-face interview if there is an existing written business plan for the activity, suggesting taxpayers would be well advised to develop one at the outset.
