Sentence examples for harsh backdrop from inspiring English sources

Hardcore pornography, internet chat sites, vodka bottles, attack dogs, animal faeces, fleas, lice, Nazi paraphernalia, knives and replica guns formed the harsh backdrop to Peter's truncated life and brutal death.

Palm trees and lawns were planted, and the springs became a green oasis against the harsh backdrop of the valley, free for anyone to enjoy.

Today, I'm joined by new daredevils, a team who want to make an interactive version of Apocalypse Now, where you are Captain Benjamin Willard amidst the harsh backdrop of the Vietnam War.

Given the harsh backdrop against which lay caregivers carry out their work, it has been argued that " government rhetoric which consists of romanticized and a-historicized constructs that are presumed to be shared by those targeted by the message" [ 34] can and should no longer be misused as a moral incentive to rally community members to work as volunteers.

What better backdrop than the harsh, unforgiving edge of a country to explore the shadowy boundaries of its deepest anxieties and most febrile dreams?

Only a short drive into the stark granite backdrop that jabs harsh fingers into blue skies brings you to San Pantaleo, a thriving village that would have shrivelled away if left to depend on sheep and the cork oaks that flourish here.

"It's a very harsh landscape that provides an ideal backdrop for a father/son adventure," says Davis.

Now Vice President Dick Cheney is embarking on an 12-nation trip to discuss far harsher action on Iraq, against the backdrop of even worse violence.

The vision of hands-off government will strike many — strikes me — as harsh, and particularly harsh now, against the backdrop of the storm's ravages.

First, the global backdrop: Factors tightening supplies include harsh weather in Europe, a cutback in exports from producers like Syria, Yemen and South Sudan, growing demand from India and China, and, increasingly, international measures imposed on Iran.

The backdrop for a professional sportsman is so harsh that coming out usually feels impossible.