behest , also: hest

And be doing so at the behest of someone else.

They were all doing it, everyone, moving time back, at the simple behest of a voice.

At the board's behest, he said, "we then started looking for what kind of industry made sense to us."

Some bank officials charge that these changes were made at the behest of the Bush administration.

You don't trust me, even though I am here at your behest.

We and the government included, now live at the behest of the global investment community.

At her behest he turned his nail to the right, then the left.

It has to be an indigenous movement, not one running at somebody else's behest.

It was at her behest that Meredith had taken the case.

The cuts were made at the behest of the accounting department.

The Senate, at his behest, approved the money this summer.

None would pass through either door, neither front nor back, except by his behest.

At the behest of the railroad, the town moved a short distance to its current site.

For the sake of the world, he said, I will let you walk my path at your father's behest.

They had tried numerous times at the behest of their respective leaders.

That was done today by the trustees, at the behest of the Governor.

At the behest of the housing department, the police had removed them in April.

As a child Duke played the piano at the behest of his mother.

But those talks were shut down at management's behest about a year ago, and nothing has developed from them.

The language in gray was added at the behest of conservatives.

The study was undertaken at the behest of the Legislature.

Last year, at the city's behest, Albany changed the law.

The sanctions were imposed at his behest 18 months ago.

Tony is not present, and Terry leaves at his mother's behest.