Sentence examples for against a background from inspiring English sources

Their appointments were made against a background of gender imbalance.

Audio: A single male swimming by against a background chorus.

Both were negotiated against a background of scientific uncertainty.

Its subject was an interracial love affair against a background of South African apartheid.

The British commitment comes against a background of tentative peace talks involving UN and African diplomats.

It is set against a background of four decades of political turmoil.

The pilot of tablet devices comes against a background of falling IT spending at the department.

There are crack vials against a background of cardboard boxes with images of crackers.

However, this is against a background of widespread misunderstanding and mistrust of the act.

The blackout looting then was breathtakingly panoramic, often against a background of rock-throwing and flames.

The situation is Greece has become increasingly fragile against a background of growing problems in China.