Sentence examples for equivalent of asking from inspiring English sources

It's the equivalent of asking someone how she is and she says, "Able to take nourishment".

That last bit of advice is roughly the equivalent of asking someone to proofread the phone book.

"It was the equivalent of asking Coca-Cola to hand over its secret formula," Mr. Levison said.

Analysts said it was the equivalent of asking a family that spent $40,000 a year to cut $1 from its budget.

It's the television equivalent of asking your son to draw you a picture and then pinning it to the back of the fridge because, secretly, you hate him.

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For example, the Warlpiri group was able to provide the first insight into the potential clarification of an equivalent method of asking respondents about hopelessness, which provided the subsequent clues to the Arrernte group to complete the translation process.

It's the equivalent of "ask again", "scream louder", "pull your own hair", and if that fails, do it anyway, and wait for your punishment.

Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Sewell said it was the equivalent of Apple asking the judge in the case if she can really trust the FBI by citing a thinly sourced rumor, such as, didn't J Edgar Hoover order the assassination of John Kennedy.

He added, "Giving Smule our code is the equivalent of Smule asking us to let them play judge and jury, and trust that they would deal with us fairly.

After repeatedly hearing people saying this, I posted a message on a group in WeChat, the Chinese equivalent of Whatsapp, asking why people think pork is forbidden in Islam.