Sentence examples for background of battle from inspiring English sources

The Iraq war, meanwhile, hovers in the background of Battle: Los Angeles, an alien invasion movie which – like Cloverfield, Skyline and Monsters before it – adopts the perspective of the man in the street, rather than a noble American president and his hand-picked team of expert advisers.

Their first attempt was beaten off by Australian troops against the background of the battle of the Coral Sea, where the Americans delivered the first check to the Japanese advance in the Pacific in May 1942.

Mike Walker and Jonathan Myerson's adaptation homes in brilliantly on Grossman's blend of huge themes and epoch-shaping events with small snapshots of ordinary life, as he traces the fate of one middle-class Russian Jewish family against the background of the battle of Stalingrad.

In film, Harald was portrayed by Richard Long in the first episode of the BBC series Historyonics (2004), titled "1066", which explores the background of the Battle of Hastings.

Britain's debate is taking place against the background of the intellectual battle raging across the west about how best to rebuild economies still bearing deep scars from the Great Recession.

Fighting droids in the background of the Geonosis battle Blue lightsaber Shaved head with mohawk Heavier set body compared to other extras Lack of sword fighting skills and practice.

Fallon's stewardship of the Independent papers - he also oversees the Belfast Telegraph - must be seen against the background of an escalating boardroom battle back in Dublin.

Crist's decision to revisit the issue comes against the background of a fierce political battle in Florida, the swing State where Morrison was born.

"This comes against the background of months of pressure from Ms Battle over this, during which I have made it clear that I did not want the initial report of the investigation made public".

–Also, pretty sure I saw the Willis Tower in the background of a shot during the final battle, which is supposed to be in Hong Kong.

The Battle of Background Leakage Assessment for Water Networks (BBLAWN) is the fifth in a series of "Battle Competitions" dating back to the Battle of the Water Networks (BWN) in 1985 and, more recently, the Battle of the Water Sensor Networks (BWSN) in 2006; the Battle of the Water Calibration Networks (BWCN) in 2010 and the Battle of the Water Networks Design (BWN-II) in 2012.