Sentence examples for behind the stark from inspiring English sources

The designer said that the idea of creating architecture-like paper patterns was behind the stark lines.

Vested interests, similar to those behind the stark inequality gap in the US, are now mounting a sustained campaign to undo the model.

Behind the stark initials scattered through documents across the NHS and medical lawyers' officers – DNACPR (do not attempt cardio-pulmonary resuscitation), DNAR (do not attempt resuscitation), DNR (do not resuscitate) – lies a fraught debate over life and death choices.

And one of the great strengths of Gianfranco Rosi's Berlin film festival prize-winning documentary is that the director is able to look at a dauntingly huge topic of global import – the migrant crisis – and find within it the little moments of poetic resonance that illuminate the human lives behind the stark statistics.

The oral-history project, which tells the harrowing stories of six young refugees now living in the Washington area, is one of several productions under way nationwide taking a contemplative look at the human realities behind the stark headlines of military conflict.

And there's much more: Deitch, it turns out, was also the visual mastermind behind the stark modernism of "Mr. Magoo," other cartoons and a short-lived but highly-regarded comic strip, as well as some remarkable episodes of "Tom and Jerry".

Up Canyon Road we followed the pilgrims, popping into Marigold Arts to glance at Kenneth Parker's vibrant Asian landscape photos (and drink the free ginger iced tea), then wandering down an alley to the Anahita Gallery for a stark behind-the-Iron-Curtain photography show (plus cheese and crackers).

The behind-the-scenes drama was a stark reminder of the enduring power of Ms. Pak and Mr. Brown and their ability to influence city politics at the highest levels, even seven years after Mr. Brown left office.

NEW HAVEN, May 23 — A lone tree, denuded of greenery and casting a spindly shadow on the gray wall behind it, sets the stark, melancholy tone for Gordon Edelstein's new production of "Uncle Vanya" at the Long Wharf Theater.

What's Behind the Numbers The stark differences in regional unemployment are partly a result of the various sectors that drive each country's economies.

Meanwhile, the BBC in its "impartial" tone, put the following question to its online readers: "Should homosexuals face execution?" While the editors "accept [that] it is a stark and disturbing question", they helpfully remind us that this is the "stark reality" behind the proposed bill.