Sentence examples for backdrop provided by the from inspiring English sources

This she does against a backdrop provided by the Games of Ceres, which feature as a particular highlight the attachment of blazing torches to the tails of foxes.

Competitors at Lord's will shoot against the backdrop provided by the late-Victorian Pavilion, perhaps the most famous building on any cricket ground.

Uplifting though the backdrop provided by the glinting brown waters of the Humber Estuary may be, Mick Newell made it clear yesterday that taking over at Grimsby Town represents a tough road back for a young manager formerly considered among the most promising in the country.

If you love nature with your music, the Lammermuir Festival in six "unexpected" locations in Scotland east of Edinburgh September 16-25, takes place against a backdrop provided by the Lammermuir Hills in East Lothian, one of Scotland's remaining untouched wilderness areas.

The spiritual backdrop provided by readings of the Tao Te Ching and the obligatory support group seem a bit cheesy, but the authors do seem to be on to something.

The few construction cranes adding more high-rise apartment blocks to the surrounding skyline are far from the stately backdrop provided by Chatsworth, but Mr. Platon said the cranes are "true to what's going on" in Asia and in Singapore.

Also on view are works by Alexander Calder and H. C. Westermann, which add to the historical backdrop provided by Mr. Rauschenberg's show downstairs.

As a lagniappe of sorts, Ms. Anderson's husband, Lou Reed, joined the ensemble for the closing piece, a short instrumental jam in which Mr. Reed played a tentative, quirkily melodic solo line against the vigorous chordal backdrop provided by Ms. Anderson and company.

Second, this species is an ideal candidate for examining these adaptive loci as well as morphological characters over 30 years of climate change in the context of a backdrop provided by neutral genetic markers.

Couples in wedding finery pose for photographs in front of illuminated shop windows, with Salvatore Ferragamo, Louis Vuitton and Gucci offering the sort of backdrop for romance more usually provided by the sea or the mountains.

It's a theatrical event in which the backdrop is integral to the play, but the plot is provided by the diners.