Sentence examples for dire backdrop from inspiring English sources
Against this dire backdrop, the House of Representatives, with time running out before the August recess, appears to have abandoned any attempt to move forward with its version of a new five-year farm bill.
THE last time a global economic summit was held against a dire backdrop of capsized banks and sinking economies, a new American president was in the White House and Labour's first prime minister at 10 Downing Street.
Against this rather dire backdrop emerged glimmers of hope for peoples in North Africa and the Middle East as waves of democratic movements spread in the so-called Arab Spring.
What feels like a dire backdrop is one; but looking forward, it's worth noting that even some financials ( Northern Trust comes to mind), are having a banner year.
Against this dire backdrop, Sulieman answered some of the key questions.
Amidst this dire backdrop, Sports for Development is thriving; arming its students with important coping mechanisms which help them to deal with their daily challenges.
The announcement, by the Alabama Department of Mental Health, was made against a dire financial backdrop.
Against that dire economic backdrop, the £100m-plus campus development, and the extra £2m from the stadium naming rights deal, has been hugely welcomed by Bernstein and the council.
Against this backdrop of dire macroeconomic warnings, Republican and Democratic lawmakers and the White House have sought to capitalize on the political aspect of the doubled interest rate by blaming one another for failing to stop the rate hike.
That belief was strengthened this week, when the government said an agreement in principle with the IMF should be made within the next few days and President Bill Clinton said he would come to Moscow in September.Against this nerve-racking backdrop, and the dire effects of falling oil prices, Mr Kiriyenko's government has been struggling to do the right things.
These acts are especially shocking when set against the backdrop of a population in dire need of assistance and the apology issued last week by the Government of Sudan for the Akuem incident.
