Sentence examples for supportive backdrop from inspiring English sources
— MICHAEL COOPER STEUBENVILLE, Ohio — Mr. Santorum was banking on something of a hometown crowd here Tuesday night to provide a supportive backdrop as he waited for the results to come in from Ohio.
Chairman Nicholas Wrigley brushed aside any concerns over a slowdown, saying the economic recovery and the mortgage deals on offer provided a "supportive backdrop for the new homes market".
The bank said: We have liked Schroders as a business for some time, but now believe that the combination of strong positioning and a supportive backdrop outweighs the disadvantage of an over-padded balance sheet.
"With buying conditions remaining very supportive to demand and overall economic fundamentals continuing to improve, we expect the momentum in housing activity to improve further, providing a supportive backdrop for the recovery more generally," said Millan Mulraine, a senior economist at TD Securities in New York.
Ms. Queler was content to stay out of the way and simply provide a supportive orchestral backdrop for her two prima donnas.
"Taking a step back from the regulatory environment, the macroeconomic backdrop is still supportive of a gradual recovery in lending.
The survey of purchasing managers at more than 170 construction firms found they thought the economic backdrop was "generally supportive" but some "noted that greater uncertainty about the business outlook had resulted in more cautious spending patterns among clients".
The macro backdrop now appears less supportive and there are some signs of slowing steel demand in China.
For the romantic leads, family members, if they appeared at all, formed a backdrop, sometimes comical, sometimes supportive, sometimes grotesque, but always dimmer than the stars whose radiance they set off.
A backdrop of skepticism can be read as potentially supportive, especially when it coincides with a positive technical trend.
