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The phrase "asked them to clarify" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want someone to provide more information or make something clearer in a conversation or written communication.
Example: "During the meeting, I asked them to clarify their position on the budget proposal."
Alternatives: "requested further explanation" or "sought clarification".
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I have asked them to clarify what this means.
"We asked them to clarify their position, and they clarified it," an American diplomat said.
As each petitioner took their turn at the lectern, a justice asked them to clarify the "compelling and particularized" need for disclosure, which is the standard to override secrecy considerations.
I've asked them to clarify their position and I will update it when I hear back.
I asked them to clarify, but in the meantime, how many of you have tried Google+ early on and find themselves not returning to post as much as in the beginning?
When I asked them to clarify who these people are--they said, "Like people in Harlem".
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If the answer to any of these questions is "no", speak to your agency, company or employer, and ask them to clarify the information.
Well I wonder about that too because there are times when people can get pretty defensive if you ask them to clarify.
Mississippi's Attorney General, Jim Hood, along with attorneys general from the other Gulf Coast states of Louisiana, Alabama, Texas and Florida, sent a letter to BP officials on Wednesday asking them to clarify how they would pay for the cleanup of the spill.
That is why I am writing to Universities UK asking them to clarify that distinction between private worship on the one hand and public areas of learning on the other, and to amend their guidance accordingly.
"Ask them to clarify the scientific reasons for the proposal".
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asked them to elucidate
asked them to explain
asked them to pose
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asked them to reduce
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asked them to record
asked them to change
asked them to help
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demanded to clarify
demand to clarify
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