Their journey (accompanied by a fantastical creature) finds beauty amid the backdrop of political upheaval.
How can what you have learned remain relevant over the next 60 years against a backdrop of technological upheaval and industrial transformation?
For any long-term ambition to increase partnership between industry and education to be successful, true innovation should come from politicians to move away from soundbites and instead look to build upon the demonstrable successes that the university sector has achieved – against a backdrop of significant upheaval.
Publishing this latest report, Amyas Morse, head of the NAO, said: "Against a backdrop of considerable upheaval, the CQC has had an uphill struggle to carry out its work effectively and has experienced serious difficulties.
But the talks are resuming against the backdrop of regional upheavals after the Arab Spring.
Stay in the UK and you could resurrect Blackadder in the 1950s, 60s or 70s, plotting and backstabbing against a backdrop of unprecedented social upheaval.
Against a backdrop of carnage and upheaval, old Saint-Pierre finds solace in the preparation of his grandmother's recipe for cruchade.
The battle over workers' rights in the strip club industry is set against a backdrop of a broad upheaval of labor law.
Unlike martial arts film in the wuxia style, such as "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," that are typically set in a fantasy pre-modern era, "The Grandmaster" is set against the specific backdrop of the political upheaval in China from the 1930s to the 1950s, including the Japanese invasion and civil war.
Against the backdrop of all these upheavals, Afghans persisted in their own tribal law, as adjudicated by networks of local leaders – maleks, mullahs, and other notables.
