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Emelya the
Simpleton (Russian: Емеля-дурак) or At the Pike's
Behest (Russian: По щучьему веленью) is a
Russian fairy tale
collected by
Alexander Afanasyev...
- The term
behest loan
refers to a loan
granted to
individuals or
corporations favored by a
powerful government official despite their lack of qualifications...
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December 1943 and
completed in June 1944. To the
Admiralty in 1947 and
renamed Behest. Sold in 1957 to
Colombo Port Authority, Ceylon.
Reported to have sunk at...
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Hasht Behesht or Hasht-Behesht (هشتبهشت, also
romanized as Hašt-
Behešt, lit. 'the
Eight Heavens') is a 17th-century
pavilion in Isfahan, Iran. It was...
- Anglo-Dutch War,
Anthony Colve of the
Dutch navy
seized New York at the
behest of
Cornelis Evertsen the
Youngest and
rechristened it "New Orange" after...
- Africa-centred stance,
Nigeria readily sent
troops to the
Congo at the
behest of the
United Nations shortly after independence (and has
maintained membership...
- su****ded to the
office of the
Chief Justice of
India by M. H. Beg at the
behest of the then
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi,
protesting which he
resigned from...
- As with most teams, they have had some more
unusual ones. At Docherty's
behest, in the 1966 FA Cup semi-final they wore blue and
black stripes,
based on...
- architect-engineer
Antonio da
Sangallo the
Younger of Florence, at the
behest of Pope
Clement VII who had
taken refuge at
Orvieto during the sack of Rome...
- laws and
other institutions. The
first Union Jack was
designed at James's
behest, to be
flown in
addition to the St Andrew's
Cross on
Scots vessels at sea...
