Example sentences of "[am/are] asked about " in BNC.
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| 1 | I talk about these things because I 'm asked about these things . |
| 2 | ‘ Whenever I am asked about the block vote by GMB members , they find the explanation baffling . |
| 3 | Thinking about the species I am asked about , the Oscar ( Astronotus ocellatus ) is way out in front , with probably 10% or more of queries . |
| 4 | critical questions are asked about the volume and quality of health services for older people compared with those provided for younger groups ; |
| 5 | Individuals are regularly asked about their perceptions of the economy as a whole , about inflation and unemployment levels ; then they are asked about their household finances in particular , their expectations of buying consumer durables and their attitudes towards saving . |
| 6 | ‘ Questions are asked about whether people with challenging behaviour can live in ordinary housing . |
| 7 | Here , after a campaign has been running for some time , a sample survey is used , in which questions are asked about the brands in the market in question : |
| 8 | It is accepted that such activities are not merely a matter of skill , but questions are asked about how far the ‘ knowledge ’ in such fields is capable of being explicated and taught in an explicit rather than tacit , intuitive or mimetic manner , or how far one can develop standard or consensual criteria for judging performance . |
| 9 | Of all the hair problems we are asked about at SHE , the is no doubt that this is the most common . |
| 10 | Chinese examples stress agricultural and military applications ; a Cuban textbook asks children to find ‘ the average monthly number of violations of Cuban air-space by North American airplanes ’ ; Russian children are asked about collective farms ; East German children have a similarity problem about a tower in Berlin and a bigger one in Moscow . |
| 11 | Politicians and educators take refuge in this pseudo-science to mystify , confuse and warn off ordinary people , when any serious questions are asked about educational provision . |
| 12 | This rather convoluted question fits a particular pattern which it is useful to familiarise yourself with : ( a ) a quote captures a general perception ; then ( b ) you are asked about some other writer ( or invited to select a writer ) where it is plausible to think the quote may be relevant ; then ( c ) you are asked to discuss this second writer in the light of the quote . |
| 13 | The questions which are asked about a still image tell us a great deal about the narrative interest in that image . |
| 14 | When looking at how to develop and improve the management of its electronic information resources , a local authority needs to ensure that the same questions are asked about the electronic environment as are asked about the traditional ubiquitous paper record . |
| 15 | When looking at how to develop and improve the management of its electronic information resources , a local authority needs to ensure that the same questions are asked about the electronic environment as are asked about the traditional ubiquitous paper record . |
| 16 | If adults are asked about their childhood , it seems highly likely that their memories will have become distorted or lost over the years , and that they will be coloured by the person 's present mood state , particularly by the existence of any psychiatric disorder . |
| 17 | One explanation for the ethical crisis comes when people are asked about the standing of leading institutions over the past ten years . |