Sentence examples for backdrop of the fall from inspiring English sources

I am also the director and PI of FLAME (Framing the Late Antique and early Medieval Economy), a large international digital humanities project that investigates the early medieval economy against the backdrop of the fall of the Roman Empire and the rise of Islam.

Written in soulful, searching prose, it's a jam-packed epic that sets the life of one man against the backdrop of the fall of the Ottoman empire, the British mandate over Palestine and the Arab uprising for independence.

Set against the backdrop of the Fall of Saigon, Democracy chronicles an ill-fated romance and the beginning of the end of the American empire.  .

Set against the backdrop of the fall of European colonialism in the face of the rise of African nationalism, such as in the Kenyan Mau-Mau Uprising, and the spread of the Soviet sphere of influence, the story throws a modern 1960s spin on the romance of jungle adventure as exemplified by the Tarzan tales.

But set against the extraordinary backdrop of the last four years, economic growth has to fall below 3.5percentt for several quarters before a slowdown takes hold.

This was the backdrop of the 2004 Republican National Convention.

To be truly appreciated, the gains must be viewed against the backdrop of the past decade.

And that was against the backdrop of the millennium development goals, which were silent on disability.

It is still Bonds and steroids, Aaron and Selig, against the backdrop of the 2007 All-Star Game.

Even the backdrop of the September 11th 2001 attacks cannot relieve the sensation of having read all this before.

The decision came against the backdrop of the March 22 attacks in Brussels, for which the Islamic State claimed responsibility.