Sentence examples for backdrop of what from inspiring English sources

It is all played out against the backdrop of what Ms. Greensfelder calls "the wallpaper of Washington": politics.

But a Larchmont-Mamaroneck merger seemed more likely against the backdrop of what Ms. Feld called a property tax crisis.

The sobriety of the scene is intensified by a backdrop of what appear to be classical Roman buildings.

But he sees his own good fortune against the backdrop of what thousands of other refugees have had to go through.

But now each crime looms larger when placed against the backdrop of what Mayor Bloomberg has called "the safest big city in the country".

Spiralling galaxies of ignorance roll majestically against a backdrop of what looks like dark prejudice, dotted hither and thither with winking stars of snide innuendo.

Decorative floral patterns and abstract colorscapes are incorporated into the backdrops of what are meticulously drawn portraits.

Against such a backdrop, much of what passes for conversation on housing policy needs to be re-characterized for what it is: strategy-talk about using public resources to create private wealth, painted pretty by the veneer of fake affordability.

A few riders pause to ponder them as they go on their way, perhaps seeking a clue in the backdrop, a mosaic of what look like berry-bearing vines creeping through and eating away at the gray stone.

Its flat facades, with their mismatched colors and styles and uneven heights, create an eclectic backdrop for a glimpse of what the city might have been like the last time the century turned.

Filmed before September 11th, the Twin Towers were a backdrop as Afghans reminisced of what war has destroyed in their homeland.