The phrase 'thus we are asking' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use this phrase when you want to emphasize the action of asking something. Example sentence: Thus we are asking, could you please finish this project by Friday?.
Thus we are asked to believe a number of intellectual contortions including the claim that Genesis was "the world's first biology textbook".
Thus we're asking for the impossible.
Thus, the question that we're asking is the same as Mr. Franklin's: does performing well in Iowa matter above and beyond what the national polls tell us about the race?
Thus we are often asked to distinguish senses of 'ability', or to think about what 'can' means.
Thus, we are forced to ask: why have genetic variants of HIV that induce higher viremia, and thus that transmit mechanically via arthropods, not increased in frequency?
The lawyers I have spoken to thus far are asking me for at least a $10,000 retainer just to get started on the process and I don't have those kind of resources laying around.
Thus, we should all be asking whether we really need billions of dollars in even more spending on fences and barriers or could we be investing those dollars on improving the lives and outcomes of children along the border and across this country, including in 45th ranked Alabama?
Thus, we were not able to ask key informants about their perspectives on the concept of epistemic community in general and the development of such communities in Canada and internationally.
Thus they are asked to confirm and reconcile trading records in stocks, bonds or more obscure securities like derivatives or investments in private equity firms.
Thus, Iint is the quantity the reviewers are asking for.
