That's why, in the light of this case, I commissioned Graham Badman to review how we monitor and support home education, against a background of concern from local authorities unrelated to this case.
The Scottish Cancer Therapy Network (SCTN) was created against a background of rising concerns about perceived variation in the quality of care available to patients with cancer.
Economic and social targets for the next five years were set recently in China, against a background of rising concerns over slowing growth, weakness in the property and stock markets and problems in the banking system.
The commission, the European Union's executive, made the proposals in Strasbourg against a background of mounting concerns in the Union on how to balance protecting privacy with combating terrorism.
In the background of growing concerns over global warming, carbon emission became an important factor.
Against the background of current concerns about the supply of high-quality teachers, particularly in the field of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), the present research used longitudinal data from more than 1400 students in Germany to compare teacher candidates' demographic, cognitive and personality characteristics with those of students in other subject areas.
Against a background of growing concerns about the toxicity and side effects of many synthetic therapeutic agents, there has been a renewed interest globally, in the search for antioxidants and AChE inhibitory compounds from natural sources, particularly medicinal plants [ 1, 2, 7- 14].
His arrest comes against a background of growing concern about press freedom and freedom of speech in Bangladesh.
The Alexandria attack took place against a background of rising concern about the fate of Christians in the Middle East, underlined by the October bombing of the Salvation church in Baghdad, which killed 53 people.
This comes against a background of global concern about the burden of NCD mortality, especially among adults aged under 70, and provides an important baseline for future work.
