Against this backdrop, it is clear that a significant component of a data scientist's organizational role is to educate the organization about what is possible and, at the same time, to help other decision makers understand the consequences of reduced quality, shorter timelines, and smaller budgets that may result from different options.
Against this backdrop, it is clear that a more objective debate about costs is urgently necessary, as is a reorientation of the reform agenda.
Against that backdrop, it is clear we need a new law with the critical oversight provisions included in the RESTORE Act, such as requiring the Administration to turn over relevant documents to Congress, mandating periodic Inspector General reports, and acknowledging that the Administration is indeed bound by FISA.
The logistical nightmare of running, and updating, a modern-day city amid such a priceless ancient backdrop is made clear during visits to two of the city's most precious restoration projects: the Colosseum, and the underground basilica at Porta Maggiore, one of the original gateways to Rome.
The backdrop is the clear blue still waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
In retrospect it is clear that a change in the economic backdrop akin to the demise of the Bretton Woods system in the early 1970s has taken place.
Visually, too, the marketing is clear: in every junket interview room, the giant official movie poster is a glaring backdrop.
Against a backdrop of ominous clouds and pounding music, the trailer featured Christie telling voters that "the looming crisis is clear.
With a backdrop of austerity and spending cuts, the imperative to find better ways of getting more from shrinking public resources is clear.
Set against a backdrop of the ever-increasing threat of cyber-attacks as well as the heightened risk of physical terrorist attack, it is clear that data security between domains is now more important than ever.
With today's backdrop of widening educational gaps intertwined with socio-economic complexities, the need for a curriculum-like tool to guide students toward college is clear, Williamson said.
