Sentence examples for asked for a short from inspiring English sources

Do it even before you've looked at the menu, before you've asked for a short glass of wine, before anything.

"At a time when we asked for a short synopsis of himself he included plans for streamlining the department.

Mr. Mullet's lawyer, Edward G. Bryan, had argued that his client had not directly ordered the attacks and asked for a short sentence.

Mr. Segal was preparing an exhibition of his artwork in Tokyo when the organizers asked for a short film that would explain him to the Japanese.

When a book was compiled for Gianni Versace's memorial service, I was asked for a short contribution that might sum the designer up in some way.

He said prosecutors had previously asked for a short delay, and that it was done "in good faith" as they prepared for trial.

His lawyer had asked for a shorter sentence so Mr. Kohl would not be sent to a medium-security prison.

When I lecture, I ask for a short podium or a six-inch riser behind a tall one.

The state is going to find primary source documents -- it could be a letter, an advertisement, a section of someone's journal, a speech -- and they will give the students one from each of these multiple perspectives and ask for a short answer from the students while they're looking at this primary source document.

And so we're asking for a short extension.

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