Sentences with phrase «called at his behest»

After a meeting called at the behest of President John Mahama, the Council advised the general public to be cautious, curious, and report any suspicious activities to law enforcement agencies.

At a lunch meeting called at his behest in Accra on Thursday, Mr. Awuku expressed concerns at the seeming lack of respect among the hopefuls and the derogatory comments...

At a lunch meeting called at his behest in Accra on Thursday, Mr. Awuku expressed concerns at the seeming lack of respect among the hopefuls and the derogatory comments from their members, especially on social media.

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Merrill, which is now owned by Bank of America, agreed to pay a fine of $ 131 million, but did not admit wrongdoing in the deals, which were created at the behest of an Illinois - based hedge fund called Magnetar.

There are two looming Senate vacancies in 2018 that would have to be filled by special elections called at Cuomo's behest.

There are two looming Senate vacancies in 2018 that would have to be filled by special elections called at Gov. Andrew Cuomo's behest.

The governor called for an investigation into the closing of a Lincoln Tunnel lane, allegedly at the behest of Jeremy Reichberg, a donor to NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Seemingly at the regime's behest, prime minister David Cameron, has called for an investigation into the Muslim Brotherhood to be spearheaded by Sir John Jenkins, the British ambassador to Saudi Arabia.

Alice (Mia Wasikowska) ventures through the looking glass seemingly at the behest of the Blue Caterpillar (Alan Rickman), who tells her it's been too long since she's called on them.

Dar practically glows as he stops by the hotel room of Majid Javadi (Shaun Toub), the Iranian defector who lied to Keane at Dar's behest, so much so that Javadi even calls him out on it.

Working with still photographer Paul Strand, at the behest of the progressive Mexican government, Zinnemann directed a dramatised documentary about a village of fishermen, called Redes, literally «Nets» but known in English as The Wave (1934).

at NJEA's behest because she worked for eighteen months at a pro-choice organization called Democrats for Education Reform.

Installed by the State, I would be required to watch the residents, report on their actions, and sometimes take action of my own at the behest of a single phone call, all in addition to managing relationships with the people living there and maintaining the needs of my family.

You play a familiarly disembodied hand who, at the behest of possibly the most miserable teddy bear ever (called Ted, no less), must arrange a tea party by placing certain required items on the table before moving onto the next challenge.

In a cruel twist of fate, the first Metal Gear game (released for the MSX in 1987) saw Solid Snake, at the behest of the US government, tasked with taking down his «father», who had created an independent nation of soldiers in the «80s called Outer Heaven and built a walking nuclear - equipped tank to protect it.

And I'm also glad that no - one called you a liar merely because you were an airline pilot; that no - one sent you death threats (I presume) because you were an airline pilot; that no - one subpoenaed your e-mails because you were an airline pilot; that no - one claimed that you as a pilot were attempting to tear down our culture and civilization at the behest of a shadowy cabal with incomprehensible (but evil) motives.

Their so - called truth could completely be at the behest of belief systems they wanted to believe.