21.   It was a question critics of alternative medicine had asked before.

22.   Jordan was asked before the game about the prospective candidates for most valuable player in the contest.

23.   Lipton asks Reeve about the three questions he asks before accepting or rejecting a role.

24.   LeAnn asks before the first of two sold-out shows at the Land of Oz nightclub.

25.   Michael Ellsberg, son of Daniel Ellsberg, wanted McNamara to answer a question many have asked before him.

26.   Ms. Jensen asked before her release, as she drank in the sun in the tulip-filled hospital garden.

27.   Of course, the bank would need to ask permission before sharing any data or else risk the ire of its customers, he added.

28.   Parcells asked before answering.

29.   Pat Riley had asked before bringing his Miami Heat back to the city of his onetime fame.

30.   Piniella was asked before the game if he would be shocked if Johnson lost.