Her dissertation, "International Law and the Use of Force by National Liberation Movements," published in 1988, proved a fitting backdrop for jobs as an arms-control negotiator with NATO and on the National Security Council staff of the first Bush administration.
The great fall of China proved an uncomfortable backdrop for President Xi Jinping's state visit to the UK in November.
In the Concerto No. 1 (BWV 1046), the combination of strings, baroque oboes and natural horns (handled deftly by two guest players, R. J. Kelley and Alexandra Cook) yielded a hint of raucousness that proved an ideal backdrop for Gonzalo Ruiz's shapely oboe playing and Cynthia Roberts's bright-hued violino piccolo lines.
Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, which Trump opened in 1984, proved an obvious backdrop for Clinton to make her essential argument against the New York real estate developer: that he is singularly and above all else focused on improving himself and his business – and that his next big venture, should the voters let it happen, is America.
What first seems stark about the main dining room -- exposed concrete walls, a muted palette of gray, palest pink and white -- proves a flattering backdrop for the well-heeled Minneapolitans dining at this swank, modern Italian restaurant.
The remote setting proved a fitting backdrop.
It was his decision to paint the walls lavender, a shade that has proved an unexpectedly excellent backdrop for the aesthetic movement china that Joel Kaye, who lives with Foy, collects.
As happens in travelling, it is a backdrop for a moment that proves far more memorable.
To them, the Burj is a backdrop for a show.
These observations would typically serve as a backdrop for considering patient performance/behavior in the test situation.
