Sentence examples for were asked to open from inspiring English sources

In New York, motorists entering tunnels into Manhattan were asked to open their car trunks for searches.

The patients were asked to open their mouths as widely as they could without pain.

After about 10 s, participants were asked to open their eyes and write down what they thought, keeping the note to themselves.

The panelists were asked to open the sealable cup and sniff the headspace above the samples for determining rancidity (Yarnpakdee et al. 2012).

In one 45-minute period on Monday morning only three out of ten people were asked to open up their bags.

The patenting activities of universities were, for a long time, analysed within the framework of knowledge transfer by which the universities were asked to open up towards the real economy, especially bringing basic research into patentable results and eventually giving rise to new companies (typically spinoffs).

The Grandes Ecoles have been asked to open their doors more to students from poorer backgrounds.

They weren't exactly being asked to open the floodgates, or endorse mob rule.

Ms. Shaaban said she had been asked to open talks with dissidents.

"Three would be my favourite spot but if I am asked to open then I will open.

Near the top of the show he recalls being asked to open a televised tribute to George Lucas.