Sentence examples for was under orders from inspiring English sources
He said the Mahdi Army was under orders not to fight U.S. forces.
She was under orders to rest until her appearance on Friday.
Meanwhile, the CIA was under orders from President Richard Nixon to "make the economy scream".
He says he was under orders to open fire even on unarmed people.
But it wasn't just state assets that Djindjic was under orders to sell.
Like the judge, Zhang was under orders about how to handle the case.
When he was released from detention in June, he was under orders not to discuss the experience, or human rights issues generally, with anyone.
The manager had bad news: the lab, which had recently been taken over by an American conglomerate, was under orders, effective immediately, to stop handling such film.
Green was under orders to make his stations distinctive but cheap, and at only 9 shillings (45p) a foot, the red fronting did exactly that".
The army was under orders to shoot him on sight for his activities on behalf of the Ogoni people in southern Nigeria.
It was only in 2003 that the Belgrano's captain, Hector Bonzo, revealed that he was under orders, and also very keen, to turn round and attack the British.
