Mr Vitou added: "The sharp decline in investigatory work seems at odds with a backdrop of high-value fraud and major corporate scandals across the City and global financial services industry – including convictions for Libor-rigging and international probes into precious metals price fixing".
Lord Wolfson, the chief executive of Next and a prominent Vote Leave supporter, spoke against the backdrop of a collapse in the value of the pound that will increase sourcing costs for retailers who import goods in dollars.
He wrote, "Towering mountains formed the backdrop of the scene.
That was the backdrop of the policy".
Study area in the backdrop of the geological map of parts of South Ganga Plain.
The second part is presented against the backdrop of the European "Sustainable Use Directive" (2009/128/EC).
Such an interpretation is justified against the backdrop of the knowledge background provided for each case.
Littlefield sets his reading against the backdrop of the late 19th Century debate over US monetary policy; in subsequent interpretations, the Emerald City symbolises 'greenback' paper money that has no real value, instead obtaining its value from a shared illusion.
Against the backdrop of the current financial crisis, this paper seeks to stimulate debates about contemporary auditing practices.
In answering the research question, we analyze the term PPP against the backdrop of the key concept 'public authority'.
