Sentence examples for backdrop is that from inspiring English sources

The backdrop is that the risks of terrorism are growing.

"The backdrop is that even the White House's story is not a good one," he says.

"In Revelation Space books, the backdrop is that the aliens are all wiped out by killer machines and so the universe is littered with ruins of their civilisations.

The welcome — if surprising — news, given this gloomy backdrop, is that "The Big Sick," directed by Michael Showalter, is a romantic comedy.

The backdrop is that, in their quest to prove that anything other than human-generated greenhouse emissions are the cause of global warming, climate contrarians have seized on a theory promulgated by a Danish scientist named Henrik Svensmark.

"The backdrop is that the Kountze battle is part of a larger war that we are defending against outside atheist groups trying to bully and steamroll school districts," said Mr. Abbott, a Republican who is widely expected to run for governor.

The backdrop was that we all were about four years out of business school or working at big companies, and we kind of got that entrepreneurial itch.

Ms. Nair loves the season, but the real reason for using it as a cinematic backdrop was that it enabled her to bring along her son, who was on summer vacation.

On that backdrop is it really that surprising that some Eastern European countries are fearing for their safety?

The political backdrop is frustration that women aren't fully represented in decisions that affect them, and that's a second reason this issue reverberates.

The backdrop is a continent that is chipping away at poverty and disease, while doing a better job of educating its young.