Sentence examples for speak on background from inspiring English sources

(Like some of my experts, he preferred to speak on background).

At Fusion's urging, Steele decided to speak, on background, to the press.

Two-thirds of these experts were Democrats, who would only speak on background, not wishing to alienate the administration.

"The difference this year," an adviser to Mitt Romney, who asked to speak on background, told me, "is that instead of party hierarchies, we have clans".

Even a round of reporting phone calls to some of the country's biggest gay groups and activists, most of whom are typically eager to talk about their political support for issues and candidates, were initially greeted with requests to go off the record or speak on background.

Another security expert who would only speak on background said it was a mistake for the government to box itself into a corner.

Though the Vatican would not verify, one source (speaking on background) said presidential aides confirmed the Pope raised the internet shutdown during his March meeting with Biya.

At the Pentagon, one Air Force spokesman, speaking on background, says the initialese is "commonly used and has been around as long as anyone here can remember".

In fact, one person who spoke on background for this story believed this was the reason for the clause.

Congress intended such negotiations to be done one-on-one, said a senior FCC official speaking on background.

"It would be the upset of the election cycle if Paul Clement beats Fred Upton, particularly since Upton handily won this seat in 2012," said one national environmental leader, speaking on background to discuss the race more openly.