"We directly solicited tenants with letters," he said.

The rules would allow anyone to raise such money for state parties as long as he didn't directly solicit the donation.

Recognizing anticipated funding challenges, Michelakis's lab took the unorthodox step of directly soliciting online donations to fund the research.

He also acknowledged that he directly solicits advertisers "as did my father and my grandfather" when they ran the magazine.

While Mr. Clinton is not directly soliciting contributions, he seems to be engaged in what might be called the softening-up process.

I'm directly soliciting companies I know of.

He funded the work through advance subscriptions which he solicited directly.

The newspaper printed the accounts without directly soliciting funds.

Inspectors never directly solicit a bribe, contractors and developers said.

Under academy rules, campaigners are barred from directly soliciting Oscar voters, whose ballots must be returned by today.