Sentence examples for asked for a precise from inspiring English sources

Asked for a precise figure, the Senator consulted the ceiling, which offered no clues.

Ann Donovan, a spokeswoman for Cambridge, said Mr. Lammy was mistaken to claim the university had no black academics, although when asked for a precise figure she replied: "We don't know, because we have no way of knowing.

And, of course, if customers ask for a precise measurement, the stores will give them that.

When asking for a salary, ask for a precise number.

Why? New research suggests that people who ask for a precise salary instead of a round figure are perceived by employers to better know their worth.

I asked for a date more precise than "later this week", but the company declined to get more specific.

The Labour MP asked for a seminar to explain the "precise meaning" of question and answer.

First, participants can be asked for an estimate of the precise effective dose (What is your estimate of the average effective dose of a standard chest CT in an adult?).

The leaders asked for a show of hands and, though aides would not provide a precise count, Mr. Reid was said to be surprised at the number.

She asked me for a precise definition of the word "iconoclastic".

In our questionnaire we asked for the precise effective dose of a standard chest radiograph and dose equivalents of CT, MRT procedures in relation to a standard chest radiograph.