Sentence examples for national backdrop from inspiring English sources

The Workman case is set against a national backdrop of growing attention to wrongful capital convictions.

"I'm sorry for the hard-working Conservative councillors who've lost their seats, obviously against a difficult national backdrop," he said.

Mr. Corzine delivered the harsh prognosis against a grim national backdrop, given that more than 20 states, New York included, are now grappling with budget shortfalls because of a downturn in the national economy, according to an analysis released Monday by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

Prime Minister David Cameron said he was sorry for the councillors who had lost their seats against "a difficult national backdrop" but rejected suggestions he should change course: "These are difficult times and there aren't easy answers.

Set against this national backdrop, New York represents an excellent test case.

Would South Carolina authorities have taken such quick action without the national backdrop of other cases in Ferguson, New York and elsewhere?

Explore War Horse Country 'Spend the day hiking across the rugged landscape of Dartmoor National Park,' the backdrop to Steven Spielberg's War Horse, says Hannah.

The reshuffle comes after a difficult six months of internal politics for each party set against a backdrop of national economic doom and gloom.

Patriotism was not a particularly strong presence in his house, but landmarks of national progress became the backdrop of his adolescence.

Once a thriving national industry — and the backdrop of John Steinbeck's gritty "Cannery Row" — sardine canneries have been dwindling for the last half-century.

Backdrop of austerity: Fernandez-Arias reminded the audience that local NHS budgets would still be determined centrally amid the backdrop of national austerity.