Sentence examples for the general backdrop from inspiring English sources

"When viewed against the lack of due process afforded to Mr Gaddafi, and the general backdrop of credible reports concerning allegations of torture and mistreatment of detainees, there is no basis for asserting that the ICC should defer the case to Libya," says the report.

The displays of ineptitude and of racism — the bungled response to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico; the absurd evenhandedness of comments on Nazis and anti-Fascist protesters in Charlottesville; the "shithole" affair — blur against the general backdrop of abnormalities occurring at a pace faster than we can fully countenance.

At the Getty, she is distracted by old "tales of sex among the curators and researchers," arguing, dubiously, that they provide a general "backdrop of personal drama and tensions" that helps explain the problems over stolen antiquities.

"It's part of a general backdrop of economic news that does affect decisions by businesses and purchases of big-ticket items".

Insiders were selling heavily; the business is immature; founder Mark Zuckerberg is keeping voting control even though his economic stake was "only" 28%; the general stock market backdrop is weak; and the almighty sum of $16bn had to be raised.

The initial staging of Posh was held against the backdrop of the general election, and Harrop said the advent of Theresa May, who also went to Oxford, meant an all-female production was fitting for these times.

It should be noted that Aristotle's arguments for the four causes taken individually all proceed against the backdrop of the general connection he forges between causal explanation and knowledge.

Announcing the suspension of share trading, Rangers said: "The directors are disappointed that this event has had to take place despite the considerable efforts they have made over the last few weeks and months against the backdrop of the general meeting requisition and wish also to record their appreciation to their outgoing nomad for all it has done for the club.

Taking the 1948 creation of WHO as our departure point, we provide a timeline and overview of the landmarks in the development of health systems thinking against the backdrop of the general political and health policy context of each period, whereby we identify the dominant actors, key publications and events.

But on the other hand, they can also be an aid to consumerism, in which brands create a stage setting, adding colour and texture to the general mall atmosphere that is the backdrop to many of our urban spaces.

There is growing concern about emerging epidemics of HIV among IDUs in several countries in sub-Saharan Africa against a backdrop of high HIV prevalence in the general population.