Recalling the war, Bartle says, is "like putting a puzzle together from behind: the shapes familiar, the picture quickly fading, the muted tan of the cardboard backing a tease at wholeness and completion".
He looked unwell, but more notable was that he mentioned the idea of The Fall continuing without him as a front person; that he would act almost like a behind-the scenes director, shaping the band without vocally contributing onstage.
Mr. Alexander said he still planned to run for a third term in 2014, and that stepping down from the leadership would "liberate" him to work behind the scenes shaping Republican policy.
Their sleep-deprived parents are behind the curtain, shaping their children's online identities even before they are diaper-free.
Sometimes when I am walking down a city street with my grandson, I find myself moving fast, toward our stated goal, only to realize he is dawdling behind, studying the shapes and colors of the city.
Newspapers that called Mr. Mandelson "The Prince of Darkness" for his reputation for exercising ruthless behind-the-scenes power and shaping public perceptions of the Blair government have reported his current claims of contentment with disbelief.
Although many science journalists might prefer not to admit it, science publicists at universities and other institutions play a crucial (if behind-the-scenes) role in shaping media coverage of science.
He played an important behind-the-scenes role in shaping public opinion by instigating and then editing an influential February 1947 Harper's article entitled "The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb".
The idea behind the shape, reminiscent of an hourglass, is to emphasize noseriding and tailriding for recreational surfers.
"Kids don't have to be presented with the ideas or theories behind the shapes to absorb the information that the shapes give them," said Mr. Przybilla, who says that the tops illustrate the primary structural systems of the universe.
