Sentence examples for asking to purchase from inspiring English sources

In July the city wrote to the holders of 624 mortgages asking to purchase the debt at 80% of market value and threatening to invoke eminent domain if it did not obtain satisfaction.

The Taiwanese, for their part, have put the Clinton administration in a bind by asking to purchase some sophisticated defensive weapons, including four $1.5 billion ships equipped with advanced radar and antimissile systems.

Some ideas originate as concept models and get manufactured after people call up asking to purchase them, says Lee.

Shortly after her husband was slain, on April 3, 1882, people started to show up at her doorstep, asking to purchase his guns.

"People would knock on our doors at all times of night asking to purchase these pralines," she said.

The British turned to their war ally, the United States, asking to purchase silver to increase the supply and lower the price.

Participants were asked to purchase and consume meals with visible nutrient information.

Every citizen will be asked to purchase a hamburger from McDonald's on April 1 , 2010

Museums from the United States and Europe have asked to purchase many of his pieces.

After some hesitation, she approached the owner of a bodega and asked to purchase an old sun-bleached paper lantern.

The vendor, Kader Abdul, 26, of the Bronx, said many tourists asked to purchase the shirt after learning its message.