1 Leeds Castle will provide a dramatic backdrop to a fireworks display next Saturday.

2 The conference begins this week against a backdrop of unmitigated gloom.

3 The mountains form a dramatic backdrop to the little village.

4 The mountains provided a dramatic backdrop for our picnic.

5 Their love affair began against a backdrop of war.

6 The sea made a splendid backdrop to the garden.

7 The large bay has a superb backdrop of mountains.

8 The profits rise was achieved against a backdrop of falling metal prices.

9 The World War Ⅱ provided the backdrop for the film.

10 All this romance is set against a backdrop of rural Irish life.

11 It was against this backdrop of racial tension that the civil war began.

12 War is more than just a dramatic backdrop to the novel.

13 The election will take place against a backdrop of increasing instability.

14 It is a love story set against a backdrop of rural Irish life.

15 The Alps provided the perfect backdrop for a romantic holiday.

16 Against this bleak backdrop, there are rays of hope.

17 And the cataract provided a perfect backdrop.

18 The backdrop Take something as simple as a backdrop.

19 The canteen made a perfect backdrop for depressing conversations.

20 Monday's developments came against the backdrop of fraud allegations.

21 Against this backdrop, a crisis was brewing in Britain.

22 The Delaware River is the backdrop for the stage.

23 The shimmering cascade became a mere backdrop for a circus act.

24 Against this backdrop come this week's studies of hypertension, antihypertensive drugs, and cancer.

25 Against the backdrop of that strong demand are crop problems, which seem to be occurring world-wide.

26 A storm - tossed ship was painted on the backdrop for the first act of the modern drama named Pirate.

27 The important events at the beginning of the century provided the backdrop for his novel.

28 She waited, standing on the bridge, until his figure vanished against the grey backdrop of the Palace.

29 The room is all beige with an antique Oriental chest providing the appropriate backdrop.

30 Thus this type of conflict is treated as an isolated exception against the backdrop of assumed consensus.

1 A storm - tossed ship was painted on the backdrop for the first act of the modern drama named Pirate.

2 Leeds Castle will provide a dramatic backdrop to a fireworks display next Saturday.

3 The conference begins this week against a backdrop of unmitigated gloom.

4 The mountains form a dramatic backdrop to the little village.

5 The large bay has a superb backdrop of mountains.

6 The World War Ⅱ provided the backdrop for the film.

7 War is more than just a dramatic backdrop to the novel.

8 It is a love story set against a backdrop of rural Irish life.

9 The Alps provided the perfect backdrop for a romantic holiday.

31 With the Clintons, such masterful performances can seem surreal, since they inevitably unfold against a backdrop of turmoil and controversy.

32 Behind there are vertical cliffs, a dynamic backdrop dwarfing the harbour to insignificance.

33 In London in 1823, stage designers used ten thousand gallons of water to represent the Falls as backdrop for a play.

34 Areas where safeguards developed against the backdrop of a different type of decision-making may be more efficacious and apposite.

35 Overhanging branches and tree trunks create an interesting backdrop to this autumn scene.

36 The view was like a mural painted on a blue backdrop.

37 The action must take place against a backdrop of some description, even if it it is a blank black curtain.

38 The events described had already formed the backdrop to Guinness I, and two unfinished sequels.

39 Its attractive foliage provides a good backdrop to later flowering plants in the border.

40 Against this dark backdrop there are those who glow like comets.

41 Designer desk White walls provide the perfect backdrop for this rattan desk.

42 The famous sculpture of the Marines struggling to raise the flag on Iwo Jima serves as a backdrop.

43 The worn crazy paving provides a soft and very unobtrusive backdrop.

43 try its best to gather and create good sentences.

44 The romantic backdrop of mist-shrouded mountains and ancient temples in the southeast town of Kyongju only highlighted the strain between the two.

45 They're likely to be trees or shrubs which show up in winter but become a backdrop for the rich summer display.

46 The snow-capped peaks of the Sorondo mountain range provide a dramatic backdrop.

47 The rugged mountains and hills form an impressive backdrop, and inland peaceful villages look out across orange and lemon groves.

48 These dissonant days the best a player can hope for as an inspirational backdrop to his talent is an off-pitch dirge.

49 It was against this uncertain political backdrop that the cycle of relaxation and repression in political and intellectual life began again.

50 Just an acoustic guitar and a backdrop of the sun shining.

51 The first, which provides a backdrop against which any further criticism may be set, is probably the most important.

52 Behind her is a blank wall or perhaps a sheet tacked up as a makeshift backdrop.

53 Mr Ridley appeared against the surreal backdrop of a vast headless, legless belly floating over his shoulder from the bench behind.

54 Behind her, the backdrop depicted some dejected and very limp trees, possibly willows that had practised their weeping rather well.

55 Their meeting will happen against a backdrop of increasing hardship for ordinary Russian citizens.

56 Katell was fighting a cold and her show was played out against the distracting backdrop of a surreal domestic theatre set.

57 The use of the triangle and finger cymbals is particularly effective against a backdrop of keyboard.

58 The backdrop was a gay red and white awning over a little blue-painted restaurant.

59 Even history exists only as a generalised past that provides the backdrop of a living museum.

60 Concepts of strategy introduce consideration of market forces, environmental pressures, and organizational imperatives which form the backdrop for visionary initiatives.

61 The splendid grounds form a perfect backdrop to the lakeside concerts held here on summer evenings.

62 I photographed them against a backdrop of distant volcanoes using a yellow filter to accentuate the wispy white clouds above.

63 The clarity of light throws everything into sharp relief against a backdrop of clear blue sky.

64 Once illustrated, each backdrop design had to be overlaid with a precise grid pattern as an aid for the scenic artist.

65 IRAN/IRAQ War erupts - it is to form a bloody backdrop for most of the decade.

66 His curly dark hair gleamed even darker and glossier against the backdrop of red geraniums.

67 Rather, it was a kind of backdrop to everyday life.

68 This argument is best understood against the backdrop of attitudes in the Greco-Roman world.

69 The snow-covered Rocky Mountains made a wonderful backdrop for the concert.

70 There have been inconclusive results from school-based clinic programs that provide contraception without a broader educational backdrop.

71 The acting is superb but the backdrop, this wonderful place, will take your breath away.

72 The debate in Congress comes against a backdrop of complaints over the high cost of independent counsel investigations.

73 Gyuro and swinging Lori Barritt, provide the smooth musical backdrop.

73 is a sentence dictionary, on which you can find nice sentences for a large number of words.

74 The canyon walls, rock formations and spires on the rim looked surreal, like a backdrop in a movie set.

75 Against a panoramic backdrop, we see orphaned P.K. growing up in a hostile environment.

76 When entertaining friends, the garden can act as the fitting backdrop for a successful party.

77 The title track highlights a good keyboard backdrop and Time is Running Out is an agreeable accompaniment.

78 The acacia grove, like a dense cloud, became a dark backdrop for her.

79 Indeed, both communities had every intention of using the Falls as a backdrop for fun and frolic.

80 At last Nahat was up against the backdrop with the spotlight breathing down his neck.

81 Six miles away, at the open-air Minack Theatre, plays are performed with the sea as a backdrop.

82 Situated on the eastern shore of the lake with a backdrop of terraced vineyards, olive groves and cypress trees.

83 Inside one of the observatories was the telescope that I knew immediately would make a perfect backdrop for the portrait.

84 It underwent a major restoration -- extensive filling in of painted sky and backdrop -- about 14 years ago.

85 A big backdrop to the stage with light concentrated on it did the rest.

86 Those we recall with greatest fondness, all cut their figures against a wider, more luminous backdrop than mere office.

87 Unhappily-married Cape Town journalist Toni Balser finds true love against a backdrop of gruesome township violence.

88 The world famous zoo provided the perfect backdrop for the ten kilometre dash.

89 It is the backdrop to the city's continued economic growth.

90 They performed against a backdrop resembling a pen and ink drawing on white paper.

91 The backdrop of 1950s Harlem is violent and sinister and the direction pulls few punches.

92 And against a backdrop of needs for housing and jobs, the idea of saving trees and wildlife may seem superfluous.

93 Seven years of mutually mediocre diplomacy and unsteady leadership form the backdrop of Clinton's brief twilight encounter with Putin.

94 These provide the backdrop for assessing more specific policy choices.

95 He writes taut, thrilling mysteries, delicately set against the backdrop of the sprawling Navajo Reservation.

96 The bronze strands hung over her arm like a curtain, a silken backdrop for her delicate features.

97 The economic backdrop to militarization is changing.

98 Rain drops cover a glass backdrop in the upper deck of Arthur Ashe Stadium as bad weather delays the start of play at the 2011 US Open.

99 The beautiful, snow-covered landscape provides a pastoral backdrop for a primary election that frequently propels political candidates toward their party's nomination for president.

100 With no direct public access through its exterior, ANZAC Hall maintains an enigmatic presence on the site and provides a neutral backdrop to the Memorial.

101 Against such a backdrop, the dollar sharply lower across the board yesterday.

102 Sierra Nevada as a backdrop, unique erosion formations called sand tufa stand like giant cauliflower stalks in a dry Arizona lake bed.

103 The wild strike wildcat strikes have come under the bad drop backdrop of rapidly rising unemployment.

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104 Against this backdrop, ground - burial fines have become a sort of compromise - and one with precedents.

105 The embargo comes against the backdrop of a tight commodities market.

106 The painting depicts a screaming person with the backdrop of black running river and blood-red sky.

107 The wildcat strikes have come under the backdrop of rapidly rising unemployment.

108 With a slow shutter speed on his camera and a bag of light painting tricks, Gilliver paints new images on the silent, stony backdrop of Channel Island of Guernsey.

109 He pointed south across the Yellowstone River valley to a tiny dot of willow and aspen that seemed to explode in brilliant yellows against the backdrop of prairie tans and grays.

110 Instead, I saw the reading and studying as a backdrop for partying.

111 A hint of his dromedary is visible against the simple backdrop of golden sand.

112 This week he unveiled the Kindle 2, an improved version for the same $359, against the backdrop of a library that was once the private collection of John Pierpont Morgan.

113 The blast of the brightly-coloured plastic trumpet has been likened to an elephant or a swarm of angry bees. It will provide a discordant and ever-present backdrop to events on the pitch.

114 The executive search firm is to plough the landscape for someone who has the relevant experience and credentials. Fresh graduates do not come into the picture given this backdrop.

115 Analysts said the fundamental backdrop remains negative for the yen, with speculation that Japanese investors will likely start moving funds overseas again once the new fiscal year starts.

116 Against this cheerless backdrop The Boss of It All makes sense.

117 Seeking international political advantage has also formed a backdrop and a motive for the aid programs.

118 Against this backdrop, Shell had a defining year in China.

119 An umbrella - protected bicyclist, pictured here with Amsterdam's Van Gogh Museum as backdrop, just keeps on going.

120 From these glimpses, the notion of a lightsaber duel against a volcanic backdrop became part of the Star Wars mythos, and fans longed to see the cinematic depiction of this epic confrontation.

121 The film is set in Budapest, amid a collision of two unlikely worlds: the political backdrop of the US Embassy and the indecorous underworld of East Europe's pornography scene.

122 A hillside of trees provides a brightly - colored backdrop a Vermont barn.

123 So defamiliarization, against the backdrop of a kind of gray uniformity that Jakobson in his essay on byt "The Generation that Squandered its Poets" called "byt"-- I don't know how to pronounce that.

124 Globally, Hotel price rose 15% year on year, reflecting the increasing demand for hotel rooms against a backdrop of undersupply.

125 All of these moves have been set against the backdrop of sweet talk about partnership.

126 On the backdrop of electronic reconnaissance and infrared photographic reconnaissance, we develop a multisensor target identification system based on Bayesian Networks.

127 Take the lower deck and feel the sea spray on your face while picturing James Bond classic "The Man with the Golden Gun", which used the harbor as a backdrop.

128 Against such a backdrop, people-to-people contacts and exchanges are ever more frequent, dialogue and cooperation among countries are further enhanced. Regional integration is quickening up.

129 Given this backdrop it is appropriate to take the OCR to a more stimulatory position and to deliver this reduction quickly.

130 Against the backdrop of growing economic globalization, trade liberalization has attracted attention.

131 With the snow-draped Sierra Nevada as a backdrop, unique erosion formations called sand tufa stand like giant cauliflower stalks in a dry Arizona lake bed.

132 I want the background to dramatise what' s in the foreground, not merely act as a subtle backdrop.

133 A relaxed evening of socialising,(http://) informative short talks and networking hosted by Hutchison Whampoa Properties (SH) all enjoyed to the backdrop of the elegant Binjiang One.

134 With Sir Christopher Wren's cathedral as a backdrop, Mr Brown insisted "markets need morals" and claimed he was something of a lone voice in arguing in the past that markets should be restrained.

135 Against this backdrop, today ? ? s Forum is of positive significance.

136 Set against the magnificent backdrop of Lake Constance, every production at the Bregenz Festival faces strong natural competitors.

137 The Yas Island Yacht Club is distinguished by the sparkling white exterior shells of the two main buildings against the backdrop of the Yas Marina and F1 Track.

138 Dubai's skyscrapers backdrop a line of camel trainers returning from camel racing practice.

139 Light colours provide an effective backdrop for pictures or a mirror.

140 Marks from the iron lion of Cangzhou style, combined with the letter C shape, a red sun in the backdrop of the formation.

141 Cue dramatic music. Darken the backdrop. Cast a shaft of light across the host's face. The truth is out there. I want to believe.

142 It is against this backdrop, this week to study a variety show appearances abuse each other.

143 The wildcat strikes have come onto under the backdrop of rapidly rising on unemployment.

144 "The increase in sales in Sweden, set against the backdrop of innovative new digital services and tighter copyright laws, is encouraging, " said John Kennedy, the chairman and chief executive of IFPI.

145 A great interior wall of white oak stained a charcoal grey forms a perfect backdrop, maximizing the sense of space and turning the focus to the spectacular view and the contemporary furniture.

146 Dollar-selling by Korea's central bank over the past three days has given the won some breathing room, but it remains under heavy selling pressure amid a deteriorating economic backdrop.

147 It starts with a white backdrop behind which a row of dancers in silhouette are shown as office workers typing away, before taking a surrealistic turn as our hero starts to dream.

148 Their robes are orange; one has a painted backdrop of mountains.

149 We can only wonder what might have induced the artist to place this young woman against a backdrop of subaquatic menace, of ancient meandering rivers and treacherous precipices.

150 The backdrop to today's research on kids and advertising is the cognitive theory put forward over 70 years ago by the famous Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget.

151 It is lavish by any standards, but almost obscenely so against the backdrop of the enormous poverty elsewhere in the country.

152 The snow-capped peak provides a dramatic backdrop to the city of Portland, some 20 miles (30 kilometers) away.

153 So Japan is preparing to usher in a new government against a backdrop of worry that the nation is already Asia's political and economic also-ran, prematurely playing No. 2 to China.

154 The wildcat strikes come under the backdrop of rapidly rising unemployment.

155 The Sierra Nevada and the Cascade Mountains meet in Plumas County, and fall color against the grey backdrop of the volcanic rock that covers the region makes for dramatic views.

156 With Neptune and Chiron spending their first full week aligned in your income sector, they'll provide the foundation or the backdrop to what is destined to be a very powerful professional week.

157 Some of the videos indicate problems with production value. Bin Laden misses a cue in one and another shows him with a wrinkled backdrop.

158 Against the backdrop of growing economic globalization, trade liberalization has attracted increasing attention.

159 They are often used as a backdrop for rhododendrons, azaleas, or other spring-flowering shrubs.