"Depending on your background, yes, self-promotion can be a pretty serious offense," he said.
"Whether it's mom's meatloaf, lasagna or sushi -- depending on your background, your upbringing," Mr. Rubin said, "the food that evokes those memories and feelings of a time when you were not dependent on yourself is comfort food for you".
For a beginner, it's probably best to remember that the setter may not be saying "the wordplay will produce a sound precisely like that of the answer", but "they might sound a bit alike, depending on your background" - rather like the quick-crosswords gags in the Independent and the Telegraph, where you can read the top row aloud and hear something like "BILLY COWS".
The American Cancer Society (ACS) has two cancer fellowships for study in the United States that you might be excited about, depending on your background and research interests.
Depending on your background, you may be interested in working either for a biotechnology start-up or a high-technology start-up.
Depending on your background, your initial dance with the blurry-eyed devil will differ.
Depending on your background, your first dance with the blurry-eyed devil will differ.
From such a large conference where five or six sessions can run concurrently and with diverse topics ranging from ethics, to clinical and molecular diagnostic genetics, to pure research, it is impossible to digest anything but a fraction of what is on offer, and inevitably the highlights of the conference will vary depending on your background.
Some faiths require more than simply believing that Jesus existed (though, depending on your background, even that might require considerable will); they require that you TRUST Jesus as Savior, and that you believe that his work of salvation is sufficient for you.
Depending on your background and beliefs, the import of "being lazy" will likely differ, but ultimately, it's a term that tends to carry a negative implication about not pulling one's weight or not doing things when other people are doing a lot; it also tends to imply that a person does little to improve themselves or their living standards.
