The windy, snow-capped mountains of Bhutan served as a compelling backdrop, and the foundation of the collection of highly technical mountaineering gear, all executed with impeccable tailoring.
Colombia's violence and fractured politics sometimes seem important chiefly because they provide a compelling backdrop for the author's emotional states, analyzed in every shade.
The text is best suited to older children and adults, but it makes for great browsing for younger children too, and the subtly moving graphics provide a compelling backdrop.
The holiday on Saturday evening to Sunday evening commemorating the destruction of the First and Second Jewish Temples of Jerusalem, is somewhat out of tone with campaign events, but provides a compelling backdrop for Mr. Romney's message about the threats facing Israel.
The production designer and downtown New York legend, profiled on Page 86 by Alix Browne, is one of those rare collectors of vernacular and artisanal everything who actually understands how to create a seamless and emotionally compelling backdrop from amassed ephemera.
It was also true that the roughly 23,000 fans screaming the house down at a sold-out Manuzzi had made for a far more compelling backdrop than the 27,000 who rattled around San Siro for Milan-Empoli eight hours earlier – or, indeed, the average crowds of just over 30,000 that Lotito's Lazio draw at the cavernous Stadio Olimpico.
