The phrase "asking company" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to refer to a request for information or assistance from a company, but it lacks clarity and proper structure.
Example: "I am currently inquiring about the services offered by the asking company."
Alternatives: "inquiring company" or "requesting company".
I've been asking company execs for months whether they think their sustainability efforts in general, or their energy work in particular, will slow down.
Scientists looking for jobs might be served well by asking company executives whether they have all those assets lined up, because they could give the company--and all of its employees--a better chance of success.
While Attorney General Jeff Sessions regularly sends chills through the industry with his anti-marijuana pronouncements, Donald Trump's desire to roll back banking regulations includes defanging The Sarbanes Oxley Act which was created to, among other things, reduce accounting fraud by asking company executives to certify their financial reports are accurate.
And the last but not least, here's a tricky question that may not work each time, but is still worth asking: "Company X is offering to insure me for $XXX less" followed by dramatic silence.
"I'm not asking companies to hire anyone but the very best candidate," she says.
"It's shocking enough just that the NSA is asking companies to do this," he said.
But some big institutional investors are asking companies to get their approval before repricing.
"All we're asking companies to do is align themselves with those they serve shareholders".
Would this be asking companies to give away competitive secrets?
Mandating GMO labeling means asking companies to provide information outside the realm of nutrition, health, and safety, Roberts argued.
"Asking companies to remain neutral is a realistic tactic.
