Sentence examples for way of background from inspiring English sources

First, some numbers by way of background.

(Randall, by way of background, is a chap known for speaking his mind).

By way of background: the Senate approved a $60bn bill on Friday to aid recovery.

"That correspondence was not for publication and it was provided as way of background,"he said.

All this is by way of background to the campaign that followed.

These seemed like issues to discuss with Sealy, which, by way of background, is based in Trinity, N.C.

By way of background, Bitcoin's system is decentralised – no central authority tracks, approves or secures transactions on the Bitcoin network.

I was not a typical top civil servant either by way of background or career path, which had largely been in operations and projects.

On this visit, by way of background noise, several large flat-screen TVs were showing some old YouTube footage of Grover Washington Jnr in full-flight.

By way of background, you might be aware that Amy has been staying on the island of St Lucia for the last few months.

Firstly, by way of background, remember that almost a quarter of the reef was killed by warm waters this year, in the worst bleaching event on record.