It cautioned that Germany's medium-term growth prospects remain subdued against a weak international backdrop, lingering uncertainty about future energy costs and looming demographic changes.
The commercial comes against a backdrop of lingering resentment by some black ministers in Memphis at Mr. Cohen's election in 2006.
Nevertheless, against a backdrop of lingering art-world doldrums, the new, city-financed Taro Okamoto Museum opened late last year in Kawasaki, not far to the southwest of central Tokyo.
What all this means is that one way or the other, you will probably hear a lot more historical comparisons as the campaign intensifies against a backdrop of lingering recession and stubborn unemployment.
Against the backdrop of lingering questions about the credibility of the election results, the day was still significant, as Tshisekedi's inauguration was the first peaceful transfer of power in Congo since the country became independent in 1960.
The sustained Russian military presence on land captured last summer — evident during two recent days spent in the area by two reporters — provides a backdrop of lingering disagreement between the West and Russia at a crucial time: The Obama administration is pledging to recalibrate the relationship with Russia, restore cooperation in other areas and explore a new treaty on nuclear arms.
The commercial comes against a backdrop of lingering resentment at Mr. Cohen's election in 2006 among some black ministers in Memphis, several of whom have been outspoken in the view that a district that is 60percentt black should not be represented by a white man.
Despite the sector's weak performance, there is still some optimism lingering in its sentiment backdrop.
With pessimism still lingering in the sentiment backdrop of the market, we should continue to see a rally in the broad market through the rest of 2006 as these bears steadily shuffle from the sidelines and jump on the bullish bandwagon.
But the lingering questions were a backdrop for the offensive explosion.
