Sentence examples for backdrop of events from inspiring English sources
Against the backdrop of events of the Philae landing, this paper describes the methods of instrument operation and rational behind them used to achieve the Ptolemy scientific results during the period 12 14th November 2014.
Yet set against the backdrop of events in Paris, it was a match loaded with importance, seen as a symbolic meeting of two nations who have always been friendly enemies.
The first novel to be published in English by an Afghan author, it tells the story of the boyhood friendship between Amir and Hassan, set against the backdrop of events from the fall of the monarchy in Afghanistan to the Soviet invasion and the rise of the Taliban regime.
Northern Stage, Sat to 11 May; touring to 29 Jun LG The book has sold millions but the movie was disappointing, so hopes are high for this page-to-stage adaptation of Khaled Hosseini's novel, which tells a story of growing up, friendship and betrayal against a backdrop of events from the fall of the Afghanistan monarchy to the rise of the Taliban.
Though set in the modern world (the story takes place against the backdrop of events like the Apollo moon landings and the Vietnam War), "A Trip to the Stars" is best read as a contribution to the literature of the fantastic -- an American descendant of "The Arabian Nights" -- and as such it's thoroughly satisfying, an erudite and artful entertainment.
That was the backdrop of events I walked into.
The natural disaster isn't mentioned in the novel, which otherwise hews closely to the backdrop of current events.
Against the backdrop of recent events, the council results will be read with minor relief in Downing Street.
Yet, they said, they did not allow the backdrop of current events and their own lives to influence their judgment.
As residents have battled their displacement, their plight has been framed against a backdrop of arts events, in a kind of live gentrification jamboree.
The individual lives never intersect except against the backdrop of current events, so the narrative proceeds in fits and starts that often become repetitive.
