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The phrase "as a background for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing something that serves as a setting or context for another element, such as an image, event, or idea.
Example: "The artist chose a serene landscape as a background for the portrait to enhance the subject's tranquility."
Alternatives: "as a backdrop for" or "as a setting for".
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Mr. Strub had all the walls painted off-white as a background for his art collection.
These examples have been investigated in detail as a background for understanding more complex systems.
Black niello was used as a background for these pictures or to heighten the incised detail.
These trees act as a background for the flowering plants in front.
There was some concern about the impression that a dilapidated building might make as a background for photographs.
Such knowledge is useful as preparation for teaching courses of broad scope and as a background for more focused study.
To that end, a bright red stripe is being added as a background for the brand logo.
It is, unmistakably, the fence kept in New Haven photographer's studio and used only as a background for pictures of Yale athletic captains.
Being cast as the jailer in "The Crucible" awakened his serious interest in acting and he began studying psychology as a background for character work.
The eco-hotel was designed by photographer Johan Hellström, who used to use the abandoned factory as a background for his work.
Qosa, H. & Kaddoumi, A. Effect of mouse strain as a background for Alzheimer's disease models on the clearance of amyloid-β.
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