The word 'asking' is correct and usable in written English. You can use it as a verb to mean "to request" or "to demand" something from someone. Example sentence: I was asking him to help me with my homework.
"There will be some circumstances in which it's right for public bodies, for example at the border, at airport security, to say there is a practical necessity for asking somebody to remove a veil.
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To move Europe away from the brink, voters and politicians on all sides need to stop asking themselves what's fair and start asking themselves what's possible.
I remember having a conversation with Yvette Cooper's adviser, in which he was asking how much we would save from liberating women who had been trafficked.
In one instance, Koelma sent a draft letter from O'Farrell's office in support of AWH's bid for a lucrative public-private partnership to the water company's chief executive, Nick Di Girolamo, asking him for input.
His wife, Patience, led the rally with a song asking God to guarantee his victory.
Ludwig does not simply clarify my doubts with English writing, it enlightens my writing with new possibilities
Simone Ivan Conte
Software Engineer at Adobe, UK