Sentence examples for backdrop upon which from inspiring English sources

Act two's summerhouse setting is unimaginatively twee and the projected rural backdrop upon which dark clouds gather as the plot becomes gloomier is too subtle to make much impact.

But it's exactly that type of attitude, the attitude that assumes the world is merely a backdrop upon which you can smear copious bucketloads of ham, that makes him so watchable as a host.

The curtain fluttered to the ground and was gathered up and disposed of by the boat-maker, revealing a simple set that looked like a folded piece of paper: a white floor joined to a wrinkled white backdrop, upon which was projected, in big letters, "ISLAND".

It sets a crisp, clean tone and provides a neutral backdrop upon which to layer throw pillows.

Human health will be an important backdrop upon which our social, economic, and environmental decisions related to climate change will be played.

Employing a backdrop screen upon which video sequences are projected, the work begins with Mr. de Mare's awakening in a dark room lying atop a piano.

Global warming and its undeniable impact is just a fact, a backdrop now, upon which so much is playing out.

Our seas are not just a backdrop or stage upon which to practice our war games.

Directed by Jennifer Gelfer, "Us" features a savvy theatrical translation of what constitutes courtship online: flag-bedecked backdrops become the screens upon which videos, e-mails, texts, sexts and Skype calls are projected, as the two characters recall their happiest memories of supporting Hillary and then Barack and how they kept in touch and in love on the campaign trail.

While the interactions between individuals, species, and communities of organisms are typically dynamic and complex, the backdrop of landscape and climate variables upon which these interactions occur can also assume significant importance and equal complexity.

A stage made of interconnecting walkways and trampolines — with a backdrop of thousands of Ping-Pong balls strung together, floor to ceiling, upon which gorgeous images would be projected.