It looks at a broad range of areas that define this relationship politics, trade, investment, foreign aid, military, security, and culture providing a significant historical backdrop for each.
David Thomas, the company's chief executive, said: "Against the backdrop of a significant structural shortage of new homes in Britain, we have made a strong start to the year".
That backdrop remains a significant part of Close Encounters' genius: the depiction of Earth is so credible that we readily take the same extraterrestrial leaps of faith as its protagonist.
Because faces make up such a significant part of the visual backdrop of life, he added, they may fall into the same category as the dots: people have gotten so used to seeing faces everywhere that sensitivity to them is high enough to produce constant false positives.
This forms a significant part of the metaphysical backdrop against which Spinoza develops his political theory.
Assistant Chief Constable Mike Glanville said: "This review is set against a backdrop of a significant reduction to the annual Dorset Police budget - which requires savings of £18 million from an annual budget of £120 million by 31 March 2014".
The appearance of the six– and eight flag backdrops marks a significant increase in flagginess, and if the trend continues we may well see a 10-flagger before the end of the year.
With such a dramatic backdrop, on such a significant hole, I'm hoping that come the end of the weekend the light will be perfect on the 18th green to draw the drama of the 40th Ryder Cup to a close.
"We felt that we had a significant opportunity by timing the order with the backdrop of the current economic environment," he said.
"Stopping the overload in peak hours will make for a significant, significant reduction" in delays, she said, speaking against a backdrop of floor-to-ceiling screens showing a live display of aircraft in flight across the continental United States.
Therefore, against the backdrop of the obesity epidemic, IGT constitutes a significant problem in youth, especially those from ethnic minority populations and those with a family history of type 2 diabetes.
