Sentence examples for ask formal from inspiring English sources

After three years of being treated by him, and writing about him, I finally ask formal permission to interview him - for this piece, in fact.

If the answer is positive we ask formal follow-up questions "When did this person die?", and "Who was this person?" The participants who answered the first question affirmatively are assessed for complicated grief with the Dutch version of the Inventory of Complicated Grief (ICG).

We seek to ask how formal and semi-formal institutions like parties shape and connect the nodes of political life – from the formation of legislation, to public opinion, and local/regional power structures.

But I'd never had to ask for formal permission before.

He forgot to ask how formal the meal was to be, so he called the client's secretary.

"In addition, we ask for formal communication channels to be established to convey the results of US research developments to Gulf war veterans living here in the UK".

In fact, the first President Bush had to be persuaded to ask for formal congressional approval.

Whenever we ask for formal interviews, we're told to send our requests by fax.

He had told me earlier that he wanted to ask for formal support for the hacker community, demanding the creation of a fund and a pipeline of contracts for similar projects.

Teachers at the education center say that Lebanese school officials, looking for excuses to turn away students, sometimes ask for formal documents proving that children attended classes in Syria.

If the secretary is expected to take formal minutes, ask whether the group follows Robert's Rules of Orders or a different guide.