Sentence examples for prominent backdrop from inspiring English sources

And while contract negotiations are always prickly, this round has a particularly prominent backdrop: the long shadow of the Obama administration, which bailed out both General Motors and Chrysler and shepherded the automakers through Chapter 11.

One Chinese-American donor, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the continuing investigation said that the commendations — printed on high-quality paper with a prominent backdrop of the city seal and italicized lettering — were especially coveted in the Chinese-American community, where they are viewed as evidence of success or access to power.

Scotland will become increasingly prominent as a backdrop.

"The paintings had to be prominent, and the backdrop simple," said Thomas Juul-Hansen, the architect, below right with Ms. Ramaiah.

In that vein, the Berggruen Institute's gathering in the past week — timed to coincide with the annual ministerial meeting of the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development — made a convenient backdrop for prominent discussion of a multinational program to address Europe's alarmingly high youth unemployment rate.

Some other changes were also made; the video screens did not have such a prominent role, and the backdrops of "Overprotected" were taken out.

The end result is one of the most subtle and creepy of Bernhard's career, made even more prominent when viewed against the backdrop of his usual nonstop-run-on-paragraph style, if not less cranky when it comes to unveiling the behavioral plagues people are capable of, ongoing every day.

The words "Welcome to Concrete" were painted on the most prominent silos in town as a backdrop for the movie "This Boy's Life," based on a memoir by the writer Tobias Wolff, who spent part of his youth here.

The backdrop was spectacular.

Lord Wolfson, the chief executive of Next and a prominent Vote Leave supporter, spoke against the backdrop of a collapse in the value of the pound that will increase sourcing costs for retailers who import goods in dollars.

Hatch is among Olympic supporters who worry that the Utah Olympics could take place against the backdrop of a criminal trial forcing prominent residents of the state to the witness stand.