Sentence examples for behest one from inspiring English sources

"There may be an effort like that, but not at our behest," one Kerry adviser said.

Two short incidents were cut at the Ravens' behest: one, a throat slashing gesture by a veteran, to tell rambunctious rookies to quiet down, and an exchange between Billick and Eagles Coach Andy Reid, as they inspected the shoddy Veterans Stadium turf, which led to the cancellation of a game last Monday.

The bill would roll back a tax imposed in 1993, at Mr. Clinton's behest, on part of the benefits received by the one-fifth of Social Security recipients with the highest incomes.

One idea: teenagers killed the monks at the behest of one of their fathers.

It was in part at the behest of one of the academics that I contacted the Guardian.

Later, Mr. Fofanah came to Liberia at the behest of one of Mr. Taylor's principal allies, Sam Bockarie, a Sierra Leonean warlord.

But Mr. Budnick, who generally works Monday through Friday, has told associates that he went to the jail over the weekend of Dec. 11 at the behest of one of Mr. Janiszewski's top aides.

At the behest of one Japanese visitor, Mr. Wiedeking took a saw and cut down shelves stocked with parts — a vivid demonstration that he was serious about reducing inventory and costs.

Identifying incriminating traffic in logs also could be done at the behest of one of the many governments that have outlawed homosexuality.

She was there at the behest of one of the top hairstyle brands in the country.

This was 50-something 'shes' and one 'he' — and the 'shes' all basically told the same story,'' retired Palm Beach Police Chief Michael Reiter, who supervised the police probe, told the Miami Herald.