Sentence examples for woefully asked from inspiring English sources

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Liberman prized magazines' power to transcend the quotidian - "Dear friend, where's the glamour?" he once woefully asked Harry Evans, the first editor of Condé Nast Traveler.

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Which means that nearly 7,000 city residents, whether motivated by altruism or megalomania, are employing their social skills and fiscal finesse in the woefully — just ask — underappreciated role of co-op board president.

Specifically, he said he was woefully naïve when he had been first asked to describe the difference between being a university president and being a cabinet officer.

Because there are plenty of unanswered questions about her -- and her woefully thin political career -- that really need to be asked.

"Do you not think, in retrospect, that that is subject to interpretation as being woefully inappropriate?" Dr. Phil asks, referring to Bill's behavior in the home video.

Senator Charles E. Grassley of Iowa, the senior Republican on the Judiciary Committee, said the report showed that Mr. Perez was "woefully unprepared to answer questions" about a matter that he expected to be asked about.

Education secretary Michael Gove has asked the top universities to set A-level exams, amid fears that tens of thousands of teenagers are woefully under-prepared when they start their degrees.

May was asked whether she agreed with the views of former army chief Lord Richards that ground troops would be necessary to defeat Isis and that the UK's current strategy was "woefully insufficient".

When asked specifically about whether she had any thoughts ahead of the budget to highlight the funding crisis in social care, Alexander said current funding was "woefully inadequate to the financial challenge that exists".

Knowing that the North Caucasus can be woefully unpredictable, we'll dare to ask, and put you on the spot: What do you expect for the next year or two in the region?

Woefully short of language skills, many American intelligence officials, "can't even ask for a cup of coffee".

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