Against this backdrop, bright, law-abiding young people (of whatever religion or race) can feel conflicted while hardcore terrorists can be granted the badge of soldier rather than criminal.
Against that backdrop, Bright told the court he and his team had uncovered "an arsenal of smoking guns in this case" -- namely, notes from the prosecution unearthed decades after the trial that left no doubt that potential jurors in the Foster case were struck because they were black.
The painting seats Obama — looking serious, even slightly ruthless, around the eyes, but vaguely amused around the lilting, half-upturned corner of his mouth — in a delicately detailed wooden chair against a backdrop of bright leaves and vivid flowers.
ROTHKO AT CAMP: The cover of Meg Wolitzer's new novel, "The Interestings" — which hits the hardcover list at No. 11 — features bold lettering against a backdrop of bright stripes, like a TV test pattern from the disco era.
For instance, on opening night, "Summerspace," from 1958, features a relatively formal and structured style, accompanied by a Morton Feldman score, an enormous impressionistic backdrop and bright costumes designed by Robert Rauschenberg.
The story of one of my insanities....What I liked were: absurd paintings, pictures over doorways, stage sets, carnival backdrops, billboards, bright-colored prints, old-fashioned literature, church Latin, erotic books full of misspellings..
The story of one of my insanities....What I liked were: absurd paintings, pictures over doorways, stage sets, carnival backdrops, billboards, bright-colored prints, old-fashioned literature, church Latin, erotic books full of misspellings...
Find them behind windows on a bright backdrop showing the Christmas story and working farmers on this option that carries an important message.
A videotaped interview with the scientist, Shahram Amiri, broadcast on Iran's state television Saturday evening, showed him against a black backdrop and under bright studio lights, beads of sweat glistening on his forehead.
The conditions for Lilly and Garcia were much different this time -- a chilling wind that blew from right field to left, without the bright backdrop of Safeco Field that sometimes blinds hitters.
The economic backdrop was less bright: queasy emerging markets, querulous complaints about the Fed, and (somewhat) quixotic calls for more co-ordinated macroeconomic policies.If such co-operation is ever to materialise, it will be people like Mr Osborne who will have to do the co-operating.
