Asked whether he would ever turn professional, he replied, " I could not afford the cut in pay ".

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

Asked by BBC political editor Nick Robinson whether people caught carrying knives illegally could expect a lesser punishment, Clarke said ministers would not insist on " absolute tariffs ".

Asked whether Firehose was planning to make a new album, Mike Watt replied, " When Edward was asking me about doing new gigs, he also said he wanted to write ... he has a band called Food, and said he's been writing songs.

Asked whether the limit should extend to the period 20 – 24 weeks of gestation regardless of her circumstances

Asked at his first appearance as chancellor at the Treasury Select Committee whether he agreed with his predecessor's view on the depth and duration of the recession and not wishing to contradict Major, Lamont replied that " there are reasons why one could believe that it will be relatively short-lived and relatively shallow.

Asked whether she could confirm that the transcripts related to Iraq, she said: " I can't, but there might well have been ...

Asked whether the material could have passed to the British by the Americans, she said: " It could.

Asked later in life, as a witness in a court case, whether he had ever worked for any other sculptors, he replied: " No, and what is more, I never had an hour's instruction from any sculptor in my life ".

Asked whether he would prefer veils to be abolished completely, Straw said: " Yes.

Asked about the difference between a well-made work and a masterpiece, Boulanger replied " I can tell whether a piece is well-made or not, and I believe that there are conditions without which masterpieces cannot be achieved, but I also believe that what defines a masterpiece cannot be pinned down.

Asked by a reporter four years later whether his name is on the list of 104 players who tested positive for steroids during baseball's 2003 survey testing, Rodríguez responded, " Only God knows.

Asked on one occasion whether he thought British Columbia should be annexed to the United States, he suggested instead that Washington and Oregon be annexed to British Columbia.

' Asked whether the men might be sent back to Cuba, he replied: ' We are looking into all possible next steps.

Asked by officers, in her presence, whether this was the victim, Miranda said, " That's the girl.

Asked in 2003 if Proposition 54 could derail school integration efforts in California, Connerly said: " I don't care whether they are segregated or not … kids need to be learning, and I place more value on these kids getting educated than I do on whether we have some racial balancing or not.

" Asked whether PIW had filed an anuual return with the IRS since the organisation was formed Fein said " I believe so ".

" Asked by Larry Merchant whether he would retire from boxing, Morales offered, " Maybe this is the way to end it.

" Asked whether she used the word " murder " very deliberately, she replied, " Yes I do, and of course the jury in the inquest last year found, very unusually, that it wasn't just unlawful killing, it was actually murder.

Asked whether he regretted killing innocent people, Okamoto said, " I had no option but to shoot for the sake of armed struggle.

" Asked whether would she play Jill in a film, Vorth answered, " Where do I sign?

Asked whether he would prefer to receive the prize, or have it named after him, or be a judge, Solzhenitsyn chose the latter, which he did to the end of his life.

Asked who this was, she named Harrington.

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 about the " bottom portion ," he guessed it was cinched with a drawstring.

Asked if he was against previewing in general in 2006, Scott stated: " It depends who's in the driving seat.

The series You Asked For It ( 1950 – 1959 ), in which viewer requests dictated content, was an antecedent of today's audience-participation reality TV elements, in which viewers cast votes to help determine the course of events.

Asked by an announcer what his solution to the problem was, he answered simply, " Just stand up and lambast the next pitch ", which he often did.

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 how to say his name, he told The Literary Digest it was YER-keez.

Asked for comment on De la Madrid's statements, Senator Manuel Bartlett, who was the president of the Federal Electoral Commission ( Comisión Federal Electoral ) during the de la Madrid administration, declared Salinas won the election albeit with the smallest margin of any PRI candidate before him.

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 who could lead such a coalition, he replied: " Mr Gladstone formed his last Government when he was eighty-three.

Asked in the House of Commons about the completion of the coding exercise, the Minister of State for Posts and Telecommunications ( whose role superseded that of Postmaster General in 1969 ), Sir John Eden, stated that it was expected to be completed during 1972.

Asked if there was serious cause for concern about his health she said: " No, right now there is no cause whatsoever.

Asked in February 2008 when the new album was expected to be released, Muir replied:

Asked in November 2008 what the current status of the new album was, bassist Rex Brown told Billboard. com that Down had been " writing constantly on the road.

Asked after the performance if the production was going to be made available on a commercial recording, she said simply, " No. "

Asked at his home ( where a picture of Devi was over the fireplace ) how he could continue climbing after losing his daughter, Willi responded: " What -- you want me to die of a heart attack, drinking beer, eating potato chips, and watching a golf tournament on TV ???

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 later by Czukay what he had thought of the music, Niven replied: " It was great, but I didn't know it was music.