For Martin, the experience of playing with the backdrop of war changed his perspective on basketball.
Once again, the economy is stagnant amid the backdrop of war.
Against the backdrop of war, the United Nations, the United States and some European officials are still promoting a negotiated deal to limit the bloodshed.
This stark and beautiful art-house cartoon is an animated coming-of-age story with a difference, set against the backdrop of war and revolution in Iran.
Meticulously researched and tautly plotted, books such as (1972) and (1956) naturalistically depict gay love against a vivid, beautifully rendered backdrop of war and political upheaval.
Catullus wrote on themes of love against a backdrop of war, with his verse emerging at a time of political upheaval at the end of the Roman republic.
But for now, the couple are happy being young and in love, reliving the lives of Lejna's parents in Sarajevo – without the backdrop of war.
Without the backdrop of war or depression or scandal, this presidential campaign was about small ideas, and the words that will be remembered reflect that.
Set against the backdrop of war with France, this is an eccentric and, er, magical tale, not always easy to follow but cleverly made and ingeniously played.
Against the backdrop of war and a beggared economy, William Beveridge planned out a universal healthcare system for the exhausted residents of the United Kingdom.
Set human passions against a backdrop of war and invasion, like solitary figures standing in front of a city in flames, and you have box-office gold.
