But they didn't just move to Alps for the lifestyle; they have drawn on their backgrounds in marketing and IT to set up an unusual company.
When filming, the directors relied heavily on improvisation, drawing on their backgrounds in the theatre.
But the highly idiosyncratic training of an orchestra's members — who draw on their conservatory backgrounds, as well as decades of working with radically different conductors and colleagues — undergirds each performance.
On these pages, you'll also find the work of five exceptionally talented young poets who draw on their very different backgrounds to write poetry that allows us into their worlds, and their experiences to become part of ours.
The Fair Credit Reporting Act was intended to protect consumers from incorrect information that often lurks in the public records that background companies draw on for their reports.
But whereas Ms. Fiorina and Ms. Whitman in particular have drawn on their corporate backgrounds to craft images as experienced executives, Mr. Kelly, a Democrat, springs from a corner of the technology world that is only now beginning to flex its political muscle: the young, trendy social media companies that are starting to define the newest generation of Silicon Valley.
Jane Addams, founder of the Hull House settlement for new immigrants and a major influence on John Dewey, argued that education needs to "free the powers" in each student, drawing on their cultural backgrounds and lived experiences.
As CBS and NBC (and to a lesser extent, ABC) gained their footing, they began to offer programming that drew on their radio backgrounds, bringing over the most popular radio stars.
Noting the dreadful acoustics at their performances, Mr. Stanley drew on his electronics background and designed one of the first dedicated rock sound reinforcement systems, thus making plausible that highly lucrative staple of the 1960s and beyond, the rock concert.
