A backdrop!

Wouldn't a wellcrafted backdrop have been better?

Against such a backdrop we can wait no longer.

A constant backdrop has been the situation in Iraq.

1. With a firm national commitment against a backdrop of powerful worldwide trends towards globalization.

This is a picture of Titan, backlit by the Sun, with the rings as a beautiful backdrop.

A pattern of ill tratment and arbitrary arrest occurs against a backdrop of systematic discrimination against Aborigines.

Against that backdrop, I have two questions for the Minister.

Against a backdrop of generally tighter migration regulation during the reporting period, more encouraging developments were noted.

Against that backdrop, I should like to focus here on three issues.

This is the backdrop of the challenges we as an organization face.

The dialogue started in a climate of mistrust and scepticism among the participants, against a backdrop of protests in the streets.

These developments, albeit positive, should be considered against the backdrop of lesser accomplishments.

Against that backdrop, the least developed countries are prepared to make their contribution.

All of this is happening against the backdrop of increasing experimentation with drugs.

Our debates are unfolding against a backdrop of escalating oil prices, whose worst fallout we may have yet to see.

President Urusemal We gather this year against the backdrop of many recent natural disasters.

Against that backdrop, we in the Gambia are unreservedly committed to the realization of a peaceful, stable and conflict free Africa.

Against such a horrifying backdrop, apprehending and trying those three senior level accused is the very least that we can do.

Bitawi s sermon was held against the backdrop of heavy border police and police force deployment.

So they're either just truly monster El Ninos, or they're just very strong El Ninos that occurred against a backdrop of global warming.

This ability of nomads to adapt to nature's whims has a heightened validity today against the backdrop of current environmental threats and challenges.

Against this backdrop, the full, immediate and unconditional implementation of article VI of the Treaty is fundamental.

26. Against the backdrop of increasing globalization, economic success was closely linked to industrial and technological competitiveness.

According to UNAMA AIHRC reports,5 there is a broad perception that the electoral process is taking place against a backdrop of intimidation and violations of political rights.

This was also the backdrop for the large scale massacres committed in the Great Lakes region of Africa.

It is against that grim backdrop, therefore, that we must consider the recommendations contained in the Secretary General's report and undertake a vigorous process of assessment.

And then, this is a view going up, and then you could come into the theater, which can actually deny the view or open it up and become a backdrop.

Industry insiders believe that against the general backdrop of consumption upgrading, more Hema type stores will be opened in 2018.

And all of this is played out against the backdrop of transient pack ice that moves with wind and tide.

This fifty second session of the General Assembly takes place against the backdrop of transition and transformation in the world.

This progressive trend has been taking place against the backdrop of explosive growth in world trade and private investment flows.

Against the backdrop of better growth and export prospects in developing countries in general, the recent trends revealed a smaller accumulation of debt and lower debt service burden.

Solomon Islands is making this statement against the backdrop of its experience with the Security Council and as a beneficiary of the regional assistance mission to Solomon Islands.

From our own experience, we have seen that development can be achieved only against a backdrop of pluralism, democracy, good governance, the rule of law and gender sensitivity.

The light enclosure can be lifted separate to the acoustic enclosure, so you can do Beckett with Dallas as the backdrop.

Against this dismal backdrop, the urgency of consolidating the requisite conditions for durable peace and development throughout Africa cannot be overemphasized.

On the other hand, the parties have yet to resolve a range of outstanding issues, falling mainly outside the economic domain, against a backdrop since 1996 of violence and strict security measures.

On this foundation and against a backdrop of labour mobility, the All China Women's Federation and ILO continue their work to prevent abductions and trafficking of women and children.

These case studies will examine country specific productivity experience and provide an interpretation against the backdrop of these countries' overall growth performance.

He said that there was an urgent need to promote respect for cultural diversity and different religions against the backdrop of globalization.

The Doha negotiations have been taking place against the backdrop of trade's increasing role in and contribution to economic growth and development.

The Officer in Charge noted that the Montreal conference, the largest in the history of the Convention and the Kyoto Protocol, was convened against a backdrop of rising GHG emissions.

A space exhibition, featuring exhibits provided by the space agencies of the United States and the Russian Federation, had formed an extremely important backdrop to the work of the Conference.

Against such a backdrop, a greater, more responsible commitment by the international community is needed to guarantee that all human beings and peoples enjoy fundamental rights and dignity, as an essential prerequisite for peacebuilding.