Sentence examples for background of a wall from inspiring English sources

The Murrays have never been beaten when playing together in the Davis Cup, but were made to work hard for their latest victory, which was played to the background of a wall of noise in the 13,000-capacity Flanders Expo arena, with the 1,300 British supporters giving as good as they got.

"Dr. Jan's Son and Friend" shows two young men standing and facing each other against the background of a mud wall.

A wooden Christ on a cross is held aloft by a throng of demonstrators against a background of brick wall.

There are four hundred appetizing and deluxe pieces of Armani's work in the show, served up against a background of taupe walls, ivory screens, and alcoves finished like the surface of a crackled riverbed.

The Boffi showroom in SoHo offered the opposite presentation: a selection of white products arrayed against a background of black walls.

Open image in new window Fig. 3 The same traffic sign against a background of a green forest or a cluttered wall containing the same colors as the traffic sign itself.

The decision reflects the background of a mayor who made his fortune revolutionizing information technology for Wall Street professionals.

Yet both Greek and foreign visitors seem delighted by the museum's spacious, daylight-filled interior.In the first-floor gallery, free-standing marble statues of men, women and horses glow against a background of grey concrete walls and columns.

We get the same thing with the boys as they discuss diving and belly-flop technique, while in the background one of them climbs a wall and hangs from a hook.

A 22-year-old young man presented with left upper quadrant and chest pain, nausea, vomiting, and intermittent obstipation with a background of previous lower chest wall stabbings.

The background can be propped up against a heavy object such as a can of food, a pile of books, a wall, etc.