The phrase "a backdrop of two" is not a standard expression in written English and may cause confusion.
It could be used in contexts where you are describing a setting or context involving two elements or subjects, but clarity is essential.
Example: "The painting featured a backdrop of two contrasting colors that enhanced the overall composition."
Alternatives: "a setting of two" or "a scene of two".
Against a backdrop of two wars and a surly economy, Mars is no longer ascendant in Mr Obama's Washington.
President Bush's new emissary met with both Israeli and Palestinian leaders against a backdrop of two bombings in Jerusalem.
Russell Crowe emerges from prison with two warders behind him; a young Russian girl poses against a backdrop of two idealised, painted peasants; a third triptych shows Picasso and Massine at Pompeii with a head carved into stone.
Against a backdrop of two World War II-era biplanes painted bright yellow, and with his wife, Callista, at his side in a royal blue suit, Mr. Gingrich hit on familiar themes — that President Obama and Mr. Romney, who leads in the polls here, are indistinguishable, and that Mr. Romney, at least, has not been telling the truth about him.
The arguments over the cold math of the nomination contest play out against a backdrop of two states that are likely to once more reveal deep divisions among Democratic voters: Mr. Obama is expected to win sizably in Oregon, a largely white, affluent state with a fairly liberal Democratic base, while Mrs. Clinton is expected to win in Kentucky, which has a strong working-class vote.
All this happening against a backdrop of two large and important supplier companies filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, before any of the Detroit Three actually fail (Chapter 11 allows companies to return to business fairly quickly after reorganizing).
Sonja Manly, another new resident, hangs ornaments against a backdrop of four still-empty buildings.
"What's happening here is happening all around the country," Mr. Obama said against a backdrop of three hulking engine blocks.
Meanwhile, around the corner, a lectern and a backdrop of five American flags had been set up, almost as bait for a passing politician.
Reporters watched his charter plane touch down on the island, as a backdrop of four flags — two American and two Puerto Rican — rippled in the wind behind a podium that had been set up for him.
For the first time, the festival will be against a backdrop of eight tall ships, readings by 60 local and national authors and paintings by a variety of artists this weekend as Taste of Connecticut combines with the Boats, Books Brushes festival.
