Juxtaposed against the backdrop of a rising China and the aspirational, indeed nationalistic, imagery of the "China Dream" being espoused by its new leader, Xi Jinping, the two nations could well be entering an increasingly precarious phase of their codependency.
It was left over from a Rolling Stones show, but Wangro had installed new features, including secret exits, extra floor space, and, on the stage, a thirty-foot-high backdrop depicting a rising Christ surrounded by purple and gold sun rays.
Against that backdrop, Biden, a rising political star, took aim at a 1974 court order directing Delaware to submit plans for desegregating Wilmington-area schools — an edict that was highly unpopular with many of his constituents.
The military request comes against a backdrop of a rising budget deficit, estimated to reach $521 billion this year, but which the administration says it wants to cut in half by 2009, the year when the Comanche production line was scheduled to begin.
Second, most lockup expirations so far have occurred against the backdrop of a rising stock market.
The track is particularly poignant under the backdrop of a rising culinary phenomenon in which non-Asian chefs pose as the authority on Asian food and proclaim the cuisine as "trendy" or fail to honor the original dishes made by people from the actual culture.
With its high-rise backdrop, Waikiki is often dismissed as a tourist trap but it's now finding fresh favour among visitors wanting a tropical beach holiday with some urban benefits, such as good food and decent coffee.
The prosecutions come against a backdrop of rising xenophobia and a drumbeat of anti-American statements from top officials, suggesting that the country's problems are the work of American agents handing out cash to sow chaos in the streets.
Women's rights groups in Bangladesh noted that the attacks on Ms. Nasreen by Islamic fundamentalists happened against a backdrop of rising intolerance and an increase in honor crimes against women, including the caning and stoning of women who were seen to have transgressed Shariah law.
They also tout cost savings — a tempting proposition against a backdrop of rising labor costs.
