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The phrase "are asked directly" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to questions or requests that are posed in a straightforward manner without any ambiguity.
Example: "When participants are asked directly about their opinions, they tend to provide more honest responses."
Alternatives: "are inquired directly" or "are questioned directly".
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They may not think to mention such symptoms to a doctor unless they are asked directly.
"When people are asked directly they give more," says the National Council for Voluntary Organisations.
When voters are asked directly why they think so few working-class people hold office, "workers are less qualified" is the least popular answer; around 75% of people surveyed in 2014 said that working-class candidates tended to be at least as qualified as white-collar professionals.
bIf non-training companies are asked directly why they do not provide IVET, a series of manifest reasons are given.
This will also include bringing the new user onboarding experience – where users are asked directly about their tastes – to existing customers, too.
Essentially, individuals are asked directly to indicate the amount that they would be willing to accept (or pay) for a change in the quantity or quality of a good.
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If that is the case, those senators ought to be asked, directly, whether this is true.
The Indiana governor was asked directly if there were implications for the "one China" policy.
Koeman was asked directly if Wanyama had specifically asked for a transfer.
9.13am: "Who said the diamonds came from Charles Taylor?" Farrow is asked directly by the prosecutor.
He should be asked directly whether the investigation is legal, constitutional and appropriate.
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