| Plural | behests |
at someone's behest
they had assembled at his behest .
I called the office at the behest of my secretary.
They arrested him at the King’s behest.
following the king's behest
carried out at his behest
obliged to obey his behest
issued at the behest of the president
acting at the behest of the director
complying with the behest of the CEO
following orders at the behest of the commander
Minority investors in Brazil protest that Petrobras is building unprofitable oil refineries and favouring local suppliers, at politicians' behest.
The child is a compensatory object at the behest of the parent's disguised vulnerabilities.
Let me underscore that Russian soldiers sent to Ukraine at the behest of the Kremlin will face fierce resistance.
Clopin's pension, she had addressed a similar behest to Andora Macy.
" He was ever the Imp's creature. Only the Stranger knows how many men he's sent to hell at Tyrion's behest" .
And I believe it is at her behest.
Burnham's jacket, donated by the mayor of Greater Manchester at the museum's behest, is not yet on show.
Was the... the downsizing at the behest of Mr. Sweeney?
At the behest of Britain and others, NATO took charge of the war in Libya, leaving the EU on the sidelines.
On the last night Margot and I had supper in the hotel's dining room, at her behest.
at someone's behest
they had assembled at his behest .
I called the office at the behest of my secretary.
They arrested him at the King’s behest.
following the king's behest
carried out at his behest
obliged to obey his behest
issued at the behest of the president
acting at the behest of the director
complying with the behest of the CEO
following orders at the behest of the commander
Minority investors in Brazil protest that Petrobras is building unprofitable oil refineries and favouring local suppliers, at politicians' behest.
The child is a compensatory object at the behest of the parent's disguised vulnerabilities.
Let me underscore that Russian soldiers sent to Ukraine at the behest of the Kremlin will face fierce resistance.
Clopin's pension, she had addressed a similar behest to Andora Macy.
" He was ever the Imp's creature. Only the Stranger knows how many men he's sent to hell at Tyrion's behest" .
And I believe it is at her behest.
Burnham's jacket, donated by the mayor of Greater Manchester at the museum's behest, is not yet on show.
Was the... the downsizing at the behest of Mr. Sweeney?
At the behest of Britain and others, NATO took charge of the war in Libya, leaving the EU on the sidelines.
On the last night Margot and I had supper in the hotel's dining room, at her behest.
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