Sentence examples for backdrop lies from inspiring English sources

Against this backdrop lies an apparent paradox: a normative preference from politicians and the public alike for parties to be large grassroots organisations funded (preferably in a series of small donations) by their own supporters, and fighting elections with only modest means.

A double portrait of a husband and wife is so fresh it could be a painting of your neighbours; a still life has the calmness of composition one might associate with Chardin; on a striking scarlet trompe l'oeil architectural backdrop, Dionysus lies in the lap of Ariadne.

And next Tuesday that magnificent backdrop will put lie to every small-minded word that comes out of Mitt Romney's mouth.

Given the harsh backdrop against which lay caregivers carry out their work, it has been argued that " government rhetoric which consists of romanticized and a-historicized constructs that are presumed to be shared by those targeted by the message" [ 34] can and should no longer be misused as a moral incentive to rally community members to work as volunteers.

A beautiful sunrise is then revealed, but as the camera pans out, it is revealed to be fake and part of a large theater backdrop, with Martin still lying on his side, tied to the chair.

-- Daniel Jackson, Houston A. Monument Valley, whose rock formations are famous as the backdrop of many western movies, lies in a Navajo tribal park.

The backdrop to Eels' sixth album lies in the suicide of frontman E's sister, parents' deaths and a cousin's role as a flight attendant on a fatal 9/11 aeroplane.

But perhaps the most engaging part of Anti-ageing lies in its backdrop.

I'm the middle of just about nowhere, with land full of hay and a landscape backdrop of the Blueridge mountains lies a beautiful school named Townville Elementary.

Against this backdrop of 7.2 million individuals, lies an easily forgotten group: the urban poor and a growing aging population.

Her crimson gills and gleaming, gold flank marked at intervals with olive bars stood out as she lay against a backdrop of slush glittering in the sun like a bed of fine diamonds.