It was not enough. Western officials sent urgent messages to Washington asking for supplies for the Indians.

VOA: special.2010.04.01

His top commander in Afghanistan is reportedly asking for as many as forty thousand additional troops.

VOA: special.2009.10.10

The president also reported that the people of New Mexico would be asking for statehood soon.

VOA: special.2009.03.12

Some stand on street corners asking for money to buy food and gifts for the needy.

VOA: special.2009.12.20

He saw himself and his friends unemployed and standing by a road, asking for food.

VOA: special.2009.02.21

The company placed a newspaper advertisement asking for what they called ant-pickers.

VOA: special.2011.02.15

I told her. She went on asking for names and more names."

VOA: special.2009.11.08

"What it appears to be is an attempt to save face with the government, which is asking for help,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.03

The general reportedly is asking for as many as 40,000 additional troops a figure Kerry said is too high.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

Authorities also released the recording of the emergency phone call of an unidentified caller asking for medical help.

VOA: standard.2009.06.26

"That is why we are asking for mitigation. The developed world yes you are the major causes.

VOA: standard.2009.10.13

Prices were just going up and up, people were asking for anything they could get away with.

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

"We are not asking for a bailout." "We are not asking for financial help from anyone.

VOA: standard.2010.03.11

The leader of al-Shabab forces in the Bay and Bakol regions, Sheikh Mahad Abdikarim, is asking for foreign Islamic militants to join al-Shabab in Somalia.

VOA: standard.2009.09.16