A surprising number were built at the behest of women, including princesses, courtesans and merchants' wives, who wished to attain immortality through the gift of water.
We're out here because a small liberal lobby at the behest of the America and the west along with our rulers wants to put an end to Islamic laws in Pakistan.
He called the attack on the city of Qusair in early June “a dangerous new precedent of direct sectarian threats by Hezbollah’s forces fighting at the behest of the regime.”
Trimmle, at the behest, vanished in a flash, as if thankful to be out of the room, and when she reappeared, conducting the agitated underling, Mary had regained her self-possession, and had her questions pat.
Instead of being the teacher's pet, who liked to read, he was now a hardened, toughened boy who was willing to please his urges at the behest of others and with no regard for the consequences.