1.   The survey also asked companies about the salary level of executives recruited via headhunters.

2.   And after that, you might ask the company about life in Woonsocket.

3.   Ask the company and the answer is simple enough.

4.   Ask the company for references.

5.   At other companies, investors have introduced resolutions asking companies to change their severance packages for executives or otherwise rein in pay.

6.   At this stage, however, authorities have not asked the company for supplies related to any other diseases.

7.   Before signing up, ask the company for its customer-to-tech-support ratio.

8.   A couple of years ago, customers of the Xerox Corp. started asking the company to help them dispose of excess toner from their Xerox machines.

9.   A reporter asked the companies for comment.

10.   But companies were asked only in the Federal Register for comment, and many remained in the dark.