Sentence examples for the recent backdrop from inspiring English sources

The hardening stance stands out against the recent backdrop of democratic leaders trekking to Saudi Arabia to pay their respects to newly enthroned King Salman with no mention of the kingdom's escalating violations of basic rights and cruel punishments.

It's the most recent backdrop (there have been several) used by the comedian, whose satirical take on news and politics often skewered the media..

The plan comes against a recent backdrop of gentrification in Washington Heights, in which the vibrant hub of the city's Dominican immigrants has become a magnet for comparatively well-off professionals.

3 Nightjar - London A short walk from Old Street station, Nighjar continues to thrive against a recent backdrop of speakeasy fatigue, taking Art Deco, swing and 20s glamour as its themes.

The recent budget sets the backdrop.

It said: Against an improving backdrop, the recent sell off of house builders warrants close attention.

In front of this backdrop, the recent right-wing agitation of Thüringen's NPD about "Vietnamese drug mafias" seems even more bigoted.

Against this backdrop, the recent popular science book by Tim Spector, Identically Different (2012) becomes a powerful example precisely because Spector is both a leading scientist in twin studies (Professor of Genetic Epidemiology at Kings College and founder of the UK Twins Registry, one of the largest world collections on twins) and, in this case, a popularizer of epigenetic findings.

That's the backdrop to the recent student protests.

Reading Lillo's stories against the backdrop of the recent mine rescue makes for a jarring experience.

Add the intemperate rants of a rival owner and the backdrop of the recent lockout — which was partly about reining in the stars' leverage — and the entire story takes on a dark, conspiratorial tone.