Sentence examples for backdrop of unrest from inspiring English sources

Against that backdrop of unrest, big-name departures and failure, the transfer market becomes ever more significant.

Gretna actually had a better second half of the season in terms of points and those were secured against a backdrop of unrest caused by unpaid wages and the resignation of manager Davie Irons.

It took place against a backdrop of unrest in several English cities and a breakdown of relations between the police and black communities.

The likelihood of any further negotiations looks compromised against the backdrop of continued unrest.

The seven killings all occurred against a backdrop of political unrest set off by the coup that ousted President Manuel Zelaya 13 months ago.

"Slaughterhouse-Five", published in 1969 against the backdrop of racial unrest and the Vietnam war, propelled him from science-fiction writer (a label he abhorred) to literary icon.

His Batman series concluded with the grandiose The Dark Knight Rises (2012), in which the superhero's exploits were set against a backdrop of civil unrest.

Now, against a backdrop of continued unrest with no obvious sign of a recovery in sight, the people have been enthused by the prospect of these elections.

Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, 1900 starred Depardieu and De Niro as two friends who come of age against a backdrop of political unrest in Italy.

Filled with shadow puppets, leaping villagers, animal carcasses and tinkly gamelan music, "Opera Jawa" places its lurid love triangle against a backdrop of social unrest and erotic fantasy.

In December, against this backdrop of violent unrest, the Haitian prime minister Laurent Lamothe bowed to calls for him to step down.