Ask for
Ask for verb - Increase the likelihood of.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Just being British, any branch of government will ask for you National Insurance number (NI№) whether you are seeking benefits or asking why there is a bloody great hole in your street.
Source: You Are Number 6 - Seeking Sanctuary: As usual in the Hunchback adaptations, people can claim sanctuary to ask for asylum.
- Positions that ask for professional references are a huge pain in the ass if you don't have any such connections, as even employers seeking minimum-wage employees won't consider those who don't have at least three references to their name.
Source: Unstable Equilibrium
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