"behest by" is a correct phrase in written English.
It means an order or a command given by someone. Example: The president's policies were carried out at the behest of his advisors. In this sentence, "behest by" implies that the president's advisors were the ones who gave the order or command to carry out his policies.
These works, generally in the Flemish style, were probably executed at his behest by the painters maintained at his court, together with sculptors, goldsmiths, and tapestry workers.
Rockmore's theremin, which was installed in her apartment by Professor Termen himself, was repaired, at Martin's behest, by Robert Moog, who is another theremin afficionado.
Two reports published this week offer contrasting supply-side and demand-side views.The first, written at the prime minister's behest by Adrian Beecroft, a venture capitalist, emphasises the "terrible impact" of rules that make it costly to fire workers.
She has written to Mr Straw saying the government must now give its full support to the inquiry conducted, at Liberty's behest, by the chief constable of Greater Manchester, Michael Todd.
This is a really big thing," he said, grabbing Cunningham, who had shown up at his behest, by the shoulders), but a woman wearing, on her head, what looked like one of those blue pompoms from a car wash, and a man with a Swiss-dot veil drawn in ink on his forehead.
To make matters worse, Mr. Ménat was replaced at Mr. Sarkozy's behest by a 41-year-old Arabist who was so rude to Tunisian journalists inquiring about Ms. Alliot-Marie's behavior during the revolt that he prompted protests within days of his arrival.
To overcome this defect, we developed an improved bistable energy harvester (IBEH) from BEH by adding a small magnet at the middle of two fixed magnets.
Having studied law at his father's behest, Haffner by 1933 had become a Referendar, a kind of law clerk, in Prussia's highest court.
10.47am GMT My colleague Sandra Laville is going through the report and has sent this: Ellison said there was evidence of attempted corruption at the behest or by Clifford Norris in a previous case his son had been involved in.
By Dysart McMullen The New Yorker, May 23 , 1925P. 22 He skipped from Manhattan at sheriff's behest View Article By Atul Gawande By Anthony Lane By Lidija Haas By John Cassidy.
Mr Wagoner's removal at the government's behest took markets by surprise.
