Sentence examples for challenging backdrop from inspiring English sources

But we shouldn't be disheartened, despite this immensely challenging backdrop.

Against this challenging backdrop, Apple's maps have been a disappointment from the start.

And he said the university was doing well against "a challenging backdrop of changes to the educational landscape".

The national economic situation undoubtedly provides a challenging backdrop, but it also presents a major opportunity for local government.

With a challenging backdrop, and a valuation in line with staples, we reduce our rating to neutral.

Gulliver said the low oil price, low interest rate environment and the uncertain economic backdrop as creating a challenging backdrop for the bank.

But Ofsted warned that sustaining this level of improvement would be challenging against the "backdrop of greater expectations following last summer's London Games".

However, she cautioned that Future's French operation would continue to struggle and reiterated that, although the company's full-year results were "on track" to to be in line "with existing expectations", the "backdrop remains challenging for media generally".

"Against the backdrop of challenging global conditions for the steel sector, it is crucial that the government is prepared to act or we risk losing yet more high-skilled jobs and potentially an entire industry which is vital to our future prosperity.

"This continued increase in manufacturing jobs has occurred against a backdrop of challenging market conditions.

SD Shibulal (Shibu), chief executive of the Indian-based multinational Infosys, said: "In the backdrop of a challenging macro-economic environment, business leaders are grappling with the need to drive growth and profitability.