Asked to explain herself she insisted on first summoning witnesses and after disclosing the rape called on him and them for vengeance, a plea that could not be ignored, as she was speaking to the chief magistrate of Rome.

Asked to explain its symbolism, Picasso said, " It isn't up to the painter to define the symbols.

Asked to explain under what grounds it was eligible to receive farming subsidies, Eton admitted that it was ' a bit of a mystery '.

Asked to explain why he was unpopular, Johnson responded, " I am a dominating personality, and when I get things done I don't always please all the people.

Asked to explain the reasons behind some of the program's moves, Thompson was unable to do so beyond saying the program's database simply returned the best moves.

Asked how she will explain the vanishing of her supposed granddaughter to a ballroom full of expectant guests, she declares, " I will tell them that the play is over, go home!

Asked at one point to explain this phenomenon, particularly with regard to the re-use of " Total Eclipse ," Steinman explained, " That was an accident almost.

Asked to explain the country's status in 1945, de Valera insisted that it was a republic.

Asked to explain why, producer Hirohide Sugiura explained, " Because we were almost finalising the development of the game when Wii was announced, we determined that transplanting it onto Wii was not worth the cost and labour hours.

Asked to comment, Shapps told the Daily Mail that in fact he had not edited his Wikipedia article in years: " these days when I see stuff that's blatantly wrong on my Wiki page, I just shrug my shoulders.

Asked to count the number of infractions committed by both sides, students at both universities " saw " many more infractions committed by the opposing side, in addition to making different generalizations about the game.

By contrast, many modern Internet communities advise newbies to lurk for some time to get a feel for the specific culture and etiquette of the community, lest they make an inappropriate or redundant comment, ask a Frequently Asked Question, or incite a flame war.

" Asked about a debate Davis moderated with pro alien abduction John Mack, Davis said that many people expected him to support Mack, but they discovered that he was " way on the other side ".

" Asked in an interview many years later about his friendship and time on the road with Guevara, Granado reminisced that " we hit it off well, when there was talk about politics, disease and what not, we almost always shared a similar view.

Asked about Thomson's role as an informal advisor to the government, a government spokesperson told the Daily Telegraph: " We talk to a lot of people, including many whose views we do not necessarily agree with ," – and some whose views are deliberately distorted by the media in order to encourage involuntary disagreement with them from the outset, just in case they might possibly have something worthwhile to say.

Asked in Mumbai Mirror about their well-publicized breakup, she stated " I hold him in utmost regard, and I hope one day we could be good friends.

Asked by friends what he did with it, von Horváth replied " I posted it ".

Asked the children, whose reflexes and replies were invariably so admirably normal and predictable.

Asked what her future plans were, Reagan shook her head and responded, " I don't know.

Asked to appear before a Joint Committee of the U. S. House and Senate that year, he testified on his belief that spin-offs from space technology were benefiting the infirm and the elderly.

Asked about his favorite scenes, Burton answered that he especially liked holodeck adventures: " The Holmes and Watson episodes for Data and Geordi, the Robin Hood episode, you know, those were a lot of fun for us.

Asked of Canada were the terms of the Canadian side to initiate discussions, and whether or not the island of Barbados could depend on the full influence of Canada in getting the change agreed to by the United Kingdom.

Asked if they were doing it for the money, Ernst explained that " Money is a reason, but not the reason ".

Asked some time before the trial whether he thought Rourke and Joyce had been short-changed, Morrissey responded: " They were lucky.

Asked by an ILP reporter if she were prepared to spend time in prison, Pankhurst replied: " Oh, yes, quite.

Asked how the president should be chosen if there were to be a republic, 80 percent said elected by the people, against 12 percent who favoured appointment by parliament.

Asked if Egypt should model its new constitution on those of other nations, she said Egypt should be " aided by all Constitution-writing that has gone on since the end of World War II ", adding, " I would not look to the U. S. Constitution, if I were drafting a Constitution in the year 2012.

Asked in 2003 what his current favourites were, he said " Most of my favourites are still going like The Fall, Giant Sand and Calexico.

Asked how to say his name, he told The Literary Digest " as though it were spelled pin ' cho, with slight emphasis on the first syllable.

Asked if she would bare her belly button to prove that the claims were false, Ms Hanson said: " I will if I have to, but if you have a clear look at the photos, they are not me.

Asked to provide rolling stock for a special train to take 800 excursionists, the locomotive department at Dundalk sent 15 vehicles hauled by a ' four-coupled ' ( 2-4-0 ) locomotive ; however the instructions to the engine driver were that the train was to be of 13 vehicles.

Asked if new charges were planned he said: “ I honestly can ’ t say.

Asked by general manager Bing Devine on July 26 what his plans were, Musial decided to retire at season's end.

" Asked why he did not pay them if they were so valuable, he said he could not afford to.

Asked how to pronounce his surname, he told The Literary Digest: " Pronounced as if it were spelled bruff.

Asked in an interview with Mark Hertsgaard why he had recalled Bonner from El Salvador in the first place, A. M. Rosenthal, then-Executive Editor of the New York Times, explained: " The general impression among me and some others was that Bonner was first-rate, but we were really screwing this guy, because he wasn't getting what you really need to be a reporter.

Asked why he'd changed their name, the announcer said they were too young to have been pioneers, but that they could be sons of pioneers.

Asked in Filmfare about their break-up, she spoke of " very, very fond memories of the times we were together and I'd like to keep it to that ".

Asked how to pronounce his name, he told The Literary Digest, " The name means little lamb, and is pronounced as if it were spelled ' lem-lee '.

" Asked in 1985 if there were any songs he regretted writing, Dylan singled out " Ballad in Plain D ", saying " I look back at that particular one and say ... maybe I could have left that alone.

The Rich Little Show ( 1976 ) and The New You Asked for It ( 1981 ) were attempts to present Little in his own person, away from his gallery of characterizations.