Sentence examples for backdrop of decline from inspiring English sources

In Istanbul, all this was described against a yellowing backdrop of decline.

"This is the result of an explosion of views of music videos on YouTube against a backdrop of decline in the recorded music business in general," Larry Miller, an associate professor of music business at New York University's Steinhardt School, said of the fight.

The European Union Railway Packages, a strategy for the revitalization of the railways in Europe, against a backdrop of decline, separated of infrastructure and operations and opened rail markets to competition.

But it did so hesitantly, against a backdrop of declining domestic interest in foreign affairs (a decline shared in Europe).

In Germany, state spending on research and education has increased by 20% since 2010, against an overall backdrop of declining public spending.

This is against a backdrop of declining numbers of asylum applications across Europe over the past decade – in particular, UNHCR report a drop of 33% in applications in southern EU member states between 2009 and 2010.

The management change comes amid a backdrop of declining assets at Schroder, including a net decrease of £3 billion ($4.7 billion) last year in funds that Schroder manages for American institutional investors.

Against the backdrop of declining crowds, the league had been persuaded by their secretary, the indomitable Alan Hardaker, to launch the League Cup, with the full backing of the president Joe Richards.

And this comes under the heading of "trust and perception": The energy sector in the UK is currently the subject of unprecedented public and political debate and scrutiny against a backdrop of declining disposable income for many customers.

"As you know, given the backdrop of declining newsstand revenues – and the imperative to invest in digital – Future needs to adapt to work even more efficiently across its print and growing digital portfolio".

Even against a backdrop of declining album sales across the entire music industry (neither One Direction album has broken the 5m worldwide sales barrier, for instance) these figures would not exactly make for a great Powerpoint presentation.