Sentences with phrase «simply asked»

Each participant was simply asked to say «What color is this?»

One study of eight easily hypnotized individuals found that when they were simply asked to perceive a color, the color areas in the brain were activated — even if they were looking at a gray scale.

«I simply asked physicians if they'd ever had patients who developed unusual and inexplicable responses to anything that had never bothered them before,» he says, «and I inevitably got a nod yes, and stories.»

The second group was asked to walk around the corridor while consuming the cereal bar, and the third group was simply asked to sit opposite a friend and have a conversation.

In instances of failure, customers are simply asked to scan their print again.

«The only time the president and I talked about Russia was in 2013, when he simply asked me in passing what it was like to live there in the context of a dinner conversation,» he wrote to the committee, according to The Times.

Michael Malbin, with the Campaign Finance Institute, which conducts research on public campaign financing, agrees that when voters are simply asked if they want their taxes to go to politicians, they are more likely to say no.

The online application form simply asked a few fairly obvious questions, including political allegiance and party membership.

«He simply asked: «What was it like to live in Russia,»» Caputo said.

The survey question asked of respondents did not actually ask people whether they «believe in the power of prayer»; it simply asked what people would pray for, regardless of whether they actually pray or not.

«The new legislative maps are an abomination and are gerrymandered to break up our communities that have simply asked to remain united.»

A leading Republican consultant simply asked «why risk a winning lead by giving your opponents a lifeline?»»

And I simply asked them, «do you want another meeting in the same time, the same place next week?»

America is simply asked to trust them — just as there is a group of people at General Motors thinking about how to integrate supercell batteries and biodiesel into SUVs.

I simply asked him to notify the chef of my food allergies or put it in the system so they could prepare it separately from all the other food — something I know P.F. Chang's does for food allergic customers.

When I got to the front of the line, the Charleston, South Carolina TSA had me put my pumping bag on the belt (I'm sure I was sweating at this point) and the man simply asked, «All the normal mom stuff?

Every trimester you should either be given a formal screening or simply asked a few key questions to determine how you're doing emotionally.

For those who missed the first post and the poll, I'd written about a study which found that young kids who were bribed with a physical reward were more likely eat vegetables they didn't like, even three months after the study, than kids who'd been praised for eating hated vegetables or had been simply asked to try them.

I think the entire world would benefit from taking a deep breath, taking a step back from defensive positions on controversial topics and just simply asked themselves, «Do babies, BABIES, deserve to be treated with gentleness and respect JUST during the day?

In my match preview for the Forest game in February, looking back at the previous home game against us when Vokes was superb and scored twice, I simply asked: «Play it again Sam.»

Maybe, just maybe, if the banners simply asked the board to Sit Up, things would have happened differently.

If we sat deep like Chelsea and simply asked him to be a rally point for the defense and be big and eat any long balls that come into the box I have no doubt mertesacker would be easily top 5 in the league as a cb.

He simply asked Jose Mourinho the reason he thought Chelsea finished 4 points off the title and gave him what he needed even before the World Cup started.

We simply asked Vitamix if they'd be willing to give away a blender to a reader because we think Vitamix is awesome and we think you readers are awesome!

I simply asked for the veggie omelet without the eggs and a side of bacon to replace the missing protein, and voilà!

If Erik would've simply asked «why does God allow suffering?»

The first question on the CO application form simply asked: «What is the basis for your belief that war is wrong?»

While I'd asked plenty of other questions over my lifetime, I had never simply asked, «Why not?»

These officers had simply asked for an appearance of respect during the ceremony, not prayer.

He was simply asked to bow his had and relfect on that.

Nolan was simply asked to report on Child Protection; there was no mention of any crisis, nor does the Report say that anything has ever gone wrong.

Some understanding of what it is that causes us to feel shame might begin to emerge if we simply asked ourselves: «Whom am I trying to please and why am I doing so?»

i simply asked this God if He could help me to change.you see id» been a stone cold rebel and major # @ $ $ - up my whole life.

I simply asked if the OP would abandon the golden rule if the threat of eternal punishment was gone.

In my opinion, the board should have simply asked the other team's coach if THEY were willing to move the game.

I simply asked if there were homosexual acts in the story.

I simply asked you the same type of question and atheist asks when they say, prove God exists.

I simply asked you to further clarify a few points that you did not address with them.

At the Tim Hortons in Corner Brook a long time mill worker simply asked that I work to get rid of a federal government that does not understand Newfoundland.

They simply asked customers «What are you planning for?»

Kilduff's research has found that participants who are asked to think about a personal rival before performing a task are far more likely to inflate their actual performance than participants who are simply asked to think about a competitor.

(Thankfully, no actual woman was made to do this for the study — the men were simply asked to imagine the two Sues.)

You can estimate your longevity using online calculators, such as the ones from the Social Security Administration (which simply asks your gender and date of birth), Living to 100 and financial services firm Blueprint Income (which factors in other details including your weight and how much you exercise and drink alcohol).

Ask industry - related questions, inquire about your customers» pain points, or simply ask for feedback.

Or simply ask the customer how his or her day is going.

In order to try it out, simply ask Alexa to «open Alien Simulator» and you, too, can enjoy all the fun of Alien Day from the comfort of your home.

While in the past, these «Alexa skills» would have to be enabled — meaning a user would have to go into their Amazon Alexa app, search for the skill they wanted and turn it on — now, a user can bypass this step and simply ask Alexa anything.

There's no better way to find out what they value than to simply ask them.

Simply ask, «Alexa, ask Food Network for recipes on TV right now.»

Though most of us probably won't have someone like Steve Jobs as a mentor, you can still find a quality mentor by simply asking and showing ambition, says Sonnenfeldt.