But many strategists say that the outcome of the debate over the shutdown is important because it will set the backdrop for the battle over the debt ceiling.
As suggested by the question to Mr. Ferrer, the attack on the World Trade Center set the backdrop for the debate between these two candidates.
However, they said, the recent Republican gains have perhaps set the backdrop for the emergence of an angry liberal who could claim the same outsider status that worked so well for Mr. Limbaugh in the early 1990's.
His stewardship of the state budget could have outsize political implications, influencing the mood of voters and their economic circumstances, which will help set the backdrop for next year's presidential election.
The criticism set the backdrop for a tense byelection, the first since the formation of the coalition, caused by the removal of the Labour MP Phil Woolas for telling lies about his Lib Dem opponent.
The party conference season has drawn to a close and we are coming to the end of hearing all the promises and pledges that are starting to set the backdrop for next spring's general election.
That set the backdrop for one of the sharpest exchanges of the evening, when, in response to Mr. Obama's statement that Mr. McCain had repeatedly supported Mr. Bush's economic policies, Mr. McCain fairly leaped out of his chair to say: "Senator Obama, I am not President Bush.
The changing landscape of the financial services in Italy sets the backdrop for the development of this system which was the result of a multi-year collaborative effort between academic researchers, the research staff at Prometeia in Bologna, and end-users from diverse Italian insurers.
Liao's own artifacts from other works set the backdrop for the performance.
Congressman Grijalva: First of all, you have to set the backdrop for Congressman Wilson yelling out, "You lie".
