Sentence examples for acting under the instructions from inspiring English sources

She later admitted lying, but pleaded not guilty to perjury as she claimed she was acting under the instructions of her daughter, who had wanted to break the news to friends and family herself.

Or, as Mr. Little put it, Mr. Grout was a "junior trading assistant acting under the direct instructions of his managers".

It is not known whether Mr. Mohamed set out to be a double agent on his own, or whether he was at this point acting under the influence or instructions of an Islamic group.

"We were acting under the pressure of events.

In refusing a blood transfusion, the Shorters were acting under the compulsion of circumstances.

But Raskob was acting under the norms of the day.

Rather, she is acting under the guidance of concepts.

In view of Napoleon's unfavourable military position in November 1805, this diplomatic move might have had far-reaching consequences, but Haugwitz, probably acting under verbal instructions from Frederick William III, delayed the delivery of the ultimatum until Napoleon had won a decisive victory over both Austria and Russia at the Battle of Austerlitz (Dec. 2, 1805).

If the various congressional and law enforcement investigations surrounding the Russian theft of the DNC emails turn up evidence that Trump, or surrogates acting under his instructions, secretly colluded with the Russians on this, it would not be a stretch to deem this a "high crime or misdemeanor".

Mr. Foster said he had evidence that Mr. Scully was indeed acting under instructions from the White House and from Mr. Badger, in particular.

Under the facts—particularly the facts that the informant was acting under instructions as a paid informant for the Government while ostensibly no more than a fellow inmate, and that respondent was in custody and under indictment at the time—incriminating statements were "deliberately elicited" from respondent within the meaning of Massiah.