Sentence examples for a background of the from inspiring English sources

The show played against a background of the worst riots in the London since the 1980s.

Sarkozy's campaign slogan is "A strong France", with posters picturing him against a background of the sea.

The new GCSEs operate against a background of the independent schools abandoning the domestic product for the international GCSE (IGCSE).

Privatization and initial public offers are taking place against a background of the global financial crisis and the economic recession.

After the Bourbons came to power, that shield was generally displayed against a background of the Bourbon dynastic colour, white.

These figures must be set against a background of the Guardian's daily publication of an average of 250,000 words, in print and online.

Her book tells the stories of five very different collectors, against a background of the Great Exhibition of 1851 and the birth of the Victoria & Albert Museum.

This was against a background of the use of torture and ill-treatment by police and intelligence services, alongside widespread violence against women and girls.

The fatal-four-way for the WWE World Heavyweight Title is also interesting against a background of the Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose feud.

"The Last Confession," a tragic episode set against a background of the Italian Risorgimento, is a powerful dramatic monologue that can bear comparison with those of Robert Browning.

"I've always loved the circus and I thought, 'Oh, a dream would be to see voltigeurs as flying fishes with a background of the ocean.' It never happens, of course.