we may ask why vs why is this the case

Some examples from the web:

• And we may ask you to appear in ads advocating those positions.
• We may ask whether this will lead to a cancellation of projects already planned.
• That is as much as we may ask of ourselves.
• We may ask you to speak, but what's most important is you'll have to stay calm.
• Just know that if he gets too unmanageable, we may ask you to take care of him.
• Even though we may ask, no woman really wants to hear about an old girlfriend.
• We may ask whether the same thing is in the process of happening to this Commission.
• My readers may ask why you're sittin' next to a warm fire... ...when you should be out on the chase.
• They want to be included in the Commission's emission trading scheme, and you may ask why.
• You may ask why does Scotland not move forward?
• In my view, this comes too late, but we may ask whether we still nevertheless need to draw a functional distinction between supervision of conduct and prudential supervision.
• "If we believe a member of your team is not performing his or her tasks or if there is a problem with conflicts of interest, we may ask you to act," he said.
• We may ask: is a Europe taking form that is greater in spirit and in intent?
• We may ask ourselves: and what about the human factor?
• And many international observers ask why.
• The Minister responsible for civil aviation may ask for additional information.
• You may ask why do we stay up there if it's so dangerous?
• I tried to ask why, but she hung up.
• And yet, we must ask why they thought this to be necessary.
• I think I know who we should ask why.

Some examples from the web:

• Sep 16, 2016 ... What does "Why is this the case" mean · 1. Yes. · "Why was this true?" – Hot Licks · "Is it asking me to analyse the reasons of the success of ...
• Jul 30, 2023 ... Why is this the case, we may never know. Meme. r/snowrunner - WHY DO I HAVE AWD ...
• Aug 28, 2024 ... Why is this the case, and would you consider making this a public profile option for Slack Connect? We frequently communicate with our clients ...
• Mar 14, 2024 ... Why is this the case? I've never heard of such a rule ... But the word catch????
• Jun 12, 2017 ... When can we use substitutions and why is this the case? ... I originally posted this as a second part to a messy slew of questions I had on some ...
• Jun 15, 2020 ... Why is this the case? Councilors with 100+ Opinion are malcontent. Thread starter olivenkranz; Start date Jun 15, 2020 · Jump to latest Follow ...
• Oct 20, 2018 ... Why is this the case is use when you are asking for a reason for the question. See a translation.
• Nov 9, 2017 ... Why is this the case?! Hi community,. I recently received a reply from a Western Europe McKinsey office saying I was unsuccessful in my ...
• Why is this the case? A: The Bible says the reason people have such a hard time getting along with each other is ...
• Oct 5, 2018 ... Why is this the case and how can I change it back so that I can gumball from the object center? DavidEranen (David Eränen) October 5, 2018, 5: ...