Sentence examples for extraordinary backdrop from inspiring English sources

But set against the extraordinary backdrop of the last four years, economic growth has to fall below 3.5percentt for several quarters before a slowdown takes hold.

It was an extraordinary backdrop for a man on the eve of re-emergence from one of the most spectacular scandals in recent political history; but then, Mr. Abramoff is an extraordinary man.

Today the site is put to more sensible use – the Odeon of Herodes Atticus on its southern slope serves as an extraordinary backdrop to music and drama performances throughout Athens' Hellenic Festival, running through 31 August this year.

They were played on neglected fields, against extraordinary backdrops of mountain and desert.

The "Sherman Predella" from which this Master takes his name is also here, with its scenes of Christ and of saints, and an extraordinary nocturnal backdrop of sand dunes, surf-capped waves and cobalt-blue night sky.

Instead, tucked under the armpit of north Wales, it goes about its business without anyone noticing it much, its 200 or so listed buildings just the extraordinary everyday backdrop for daily life.

Sales in children's and YA publishing are up 10% in 2014 – an extraordinary performance against the backdrop of a market that is down 2% overall.

London could still provide the backdrop to an extraordinary Yorkshire story built on the iron resilience of two cherubic Tykes.

But the backdrop then was extraordinary, with Blackberrys and screens buzzing with the run on Northern Rock and the first big warning of financial collapse and recession.

With the election unfolding against the backdrop of an extraordinary economic crisis, a lack of confidence in government, and two wars, the survey described a very inhospitable environment for any Republican to run for office.

This lingering sense of injustice at the hands of the central government formed the backdrop to an extraordinary briefing last week about oil prospects in the region, given by Kurdish officials to a group of international energy executives in London.Iraq is thought to have plenty of undiscovered oil but the insurgency and legal uncertainty have made companies wary of looking for it.