Sentence examples for what backdrop from inspiring English sources

Mark Gordon, one of the movie's three producers (there were also three executive producers and two associate producers), said he remembered sitting down with Mr. Rodat, with whom he has worked on several films, right after the release of "Saving Private Ryan" and trying to decide what backdrop they would choose for their next project.

My favourite onscreen coat moments come on Newsnight, when Emily Maitlis sits on an outdoor terrace with Nicholas Watt, discussing politics against a backdrop of – well, I have no idea what the backdrop is, because it's 11 at night and therefore in the pitch dark.

Nothing could happen, there could be silence, or you could have six arias being sung simultaneously in front of heaven-knows-what backdrops surrounded onstage by any old thing.

And what better backdrop than the collapse of another high-profile Green prosecution?

The prime minister was bullish about what the backdrop meant for Britain's economy.

What better backdrop than the harsh, unforgiving edge of a country to explore the shadowy boundaries of its deepest anxieties and most febrile dreams?

What better backdrop to announce a rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline than a shining set of solar panels on the White House roof?

"What better backdrop could there be for a Roman-themed gala than our own Coliseum?" Following three courses and a live auction, conducted by NBC weatherman Fritz Coleman, the Friday gala moved to the Samuel Oschin Pavilion housing the Space Shuttle Endeavour for dancing and a dessert buffet.

"We still plough everything back in to the stage show - I'm always looking at what new backdrops we can get, what new stage pyrotechnics we can have.

Against this backdrop, what matters is caution and flexibility.

With all that as your backdrop, what did you do about troubling pests?