The phrase "are only asked" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when indicating that something is requested or inquired about in a limited or specific manner.
Example: "In this survey, participants are only asked to provide their age and gender."
Alternatives: "are merely requested" or "are simply inquired".
Members are only asked to host others for two nights, and, after that, are entitled to ask for payment.
"The difference between Wikipedia and other editorially created products is that Wikipedians are not professionals, they are only asked to bring what they know".
"We designers are only asked to do something that lasts six months," the maestro admitted, referring to his ever-changing riff on the ides of March and October to change the face of Chanel.
"Our staff are trained to support claimants with mental health conditions … claimants are only asked to meet reasonable requirements, taking into account their circumstances, their capability, and their mental health services," Ms Patel told MPs. "There is no evidence to suggest that mental health claimants are being sanctioned more than anyone else".
Morgan says that "at school in the UK we don't really read translations, we just don't develop that habit"; unlike French or German students, schoolchildren below A-level in the UK – with the exception of International Baccalaureate students – are only asked to read literature originally written in English.
See, on Healthcare.gov's new "Shop and Browse" feature, users are only asked whether they are under 49 years of age.
We are only asking for more time to investigate".
"We are only asking why he wasn't extradited earlier," he said.
Finally, the independent artists and labels are only asking for parity with the major music labels.
When states tolerate open carry, they are only asking for it.
We are only asking that the customers not buy Washington State apples, when they are shopping at the store.
