Sentence examples for backdrop to what from inspiring English sources

How so? A. For me, Hurricane Katrina was basically a very dramatic backdrop to what was happening in the rest of the world.

He began researching the Northern Ireland "Troubles" in the 1980s, but he insists the IRA only forms a backdrop to what is, essentially, a human story.

Pearce's injury and recovery are sure to be a sobering backdrop to what was expected to be a raucous Olympic halfpipe competition.

He added, "There's still a lot of mystery to the Mayan culture, but when all is said and done, it's just the backdrop to what I'm doing -- creating an action adventure of mythic proportions".

4 New Station St, Leeds, LS1 5DL; 0113 242 0275; friendsofham.com The Alchemist Plush house plants and showers of fairy lights are a backdrop to what really matters here: cocktails.

The tensions are not related to Mrs. Clinton's visit, analysts and officials said, but they offer a sobering backdrop to what has been depicted as a celebratory visit recalling President Bill Clinton's diplomatic triumphs in promoting the Northern Ireland peace process in the 1990s along with the leaders of Britain and Ireland.

What better backdrop to announce a rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline than a shining set of solar panels on the White House roof?

No one wants to sell their nation's heritage to be a backdrop for what turns out to be a porn movie.

Psy, who strode around the stage in Seoul in front of 50,000 excited fans (an additional 160,000 watched his concert live on YouTube), called out to North Korea during the concert against a backdrop of what appeared to be a gray brick wall.

Even though it was more than a month before the explosion, the rig's safety audit was conducted against the backdrop of what seems to have been a losing battle to control the well.

McCarthy said: "The biggest reason as to how I cope is that I don't listen to the backdrop of what fans are saying.