Amazon, in all its glory, has a flock of cranes crafting new buildings as you dine, and beyond is the backdrop of the Space Needle, the MoPop museum, South Lake Union, and much of the Seattle skyline.
The Tempe Butte rock formation in the backdrop beyond left field is one of the league's signature scenic vistas.
But the backdrop for this beyond-elegant arrangement is an almost funky wall of bookshelves made of plain pine boards to which Grange applied 19th-century mahogany pilasters.
The aim had been to deliver an extravaganza that showed the very best of Glasgow, while providing the backdrop for a sporting competition that went beyond all expectations - and this year's Commonwealth Games certainly did not disappoint.
From the castle ramparts, look out to sea and you will see the wide expanse of Vasco da Gama beach, spreading out for several kilometres against the backdrop of enormous cranes in the busy port beyond.
Honneth's theory, based on the intersubjectivity of individuals, sets the backdrop for understanding coping as a function that exists beyond the individual.
For in America, and beyond, 2013 will be marked by debates about taxes, redistribution and who pays for deficit reduction.In some ways, the backdrop is strikingly similar to that of a century ago.
The backdrop is a 200-bottle wine wall; I feel pampered beyond belief.
This is the backdrop to the Guardian Teacher Network and Guardian Jobs' new research project, Beyond the Timetable – the reality of teachers' lives, sponsored by CJA.
