Sentences with phrase «better backdrop against»
Odd, particularly since the Legislature is expected to be in town for another extraordinary session — what better backdrop against which to engage in a little healthy lawmaker bashing?
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Against this backdrop, analysts wonder how well populist parties will do in the elections.
It notes that shares of Exxon tend to perform better against a relatively stable oil price backdrop.
The common denominator for me is stories which have helped Chinese business leaders do a better job of managing their businesses as well as their personal and family lives, against a backdrop of phenomenal, turbulent change.
The company, which invests about evenly in stocks and bonds, performed well against the backdrop of a particularly difficult bond year, portfolio manager Chip Carlson said.
Against this backdrop, fiscal 2014 is shaping up as one of the best years in the company's history.
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Without denying the place that Protestant reformers occupy in evangelical faith, it should be said that classic Christian teaching, whether in the realm of doctrine or ethics, is best defined not against the backdrop of the sixteenth century, but rather in the light of the broader apostolic tradition.
Ms. McNamara invokes syneisactism and an «ungendered» population of religious as the apparent ideal, but she does it against her own well - rendered backdrop of passion, intensity, devotion, transcendence, and spiritual and physical heroism of every kind.
Against the backdrop of soaring prices for locust bean gum, getting the best price for the customer is a challenge hydrocolloid producers must meet if they want to ensure ongoing contracts, reports Lindsey Partos.
Set against the backdrop of the Catskill Mountains, the drive - in shows the best classic films and is the perfect place to meet up with friends for a night under the stars.
It looks even better against the backdrop of terrible play provided by his peers.
«LaLiga is one of the world's most exciting televised events, featuring the best players and the best clubs against the backdrop of great stadia, supported by passionate fans everywhere,» said Javier Tebas, president of LaLiga.»
Against this backdrop, the VP, going by what the masses are saying, has made himself the symbolic «pulpit» that expressed the silent fears of Nigerians who in recent times lampooned the purported corruption fight as more of a well said than a well - done affair.
«This budget process proceeded against a backdrop of tremendous uncertainty, particularly in Washington and to some extent in Albany as well, and we said to ourselves as we embarked on this process that we would have to be very careful and very sparing in the actions that we took, but that we would make decisions based on a very simple notion and it's one I articulated in my inauguration speech,» de Blasio said.
We make this call against the backdrop of the fact that INEC is a party to the suit before the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court and is well aware of the steps taken by certain parties to the suit to frustrate the course of justice.»
In 2011, European researchers set up TOSCA, a COST - funded international network aiming to offer a better understanding of the Sun's effect on climate, against the backdrop of global warming.
But from my vantage, all I could see was a handful of small boats dragging booms across the water's surface, dwarfed against a massive backdrop of oily water; also visible were one ship burning gases rising from the blowout and two platforms where relief wells were being drilled.
I LOVE Preston Court as a wedding venue, and this bright and cheerful colour scheme really works well against the backdrop of the barn and the outdoor carousel.
Love your romper, it looks so good against that backdrop!
your outfit is perfection, looks so good against the backdrop of the milan trams!
Floating against a paper backdrop in all my best.
The wedding mixes in beautiful blooms in coral and peach which work so well against the stylish backdrop.
Whatever the occasion, wedding celebrations become unforgettable against the unmatched backdrops of some of the world's best wedding destinations.
I also liked the idea of shooting against two different backdrops; One well lit by the sun and against a very organic tropical background and another more mute and composed with hints of grey from stones that complimented my hair.
I love this look because there is a hint of edginess to it with the dramatic sleeves and mesh skirt, and yet it fits in so well against the bright red Christmas backdrop.
Anyway I did say that the landscapes were awesome, and they are, but the backdrops against the actors at times were not quite so good.
He has masterminded complex action sequences against virtually every backdrop, from Medieval England («Robin Hood») to»90s Somalia («Black Hawk Down») and 2035 Mars («The Martian,» for which he also earned a Best Picture nod).
These work well against the rather melancholy tone of both the incidents and the backdrop.
Detailing the remarkable true story of Dido Elizabeth Belle (Gugu Mbatha - Raw), born to an aristocratic father and slave mother in 19th century England, and telling a Jane Austen - ish love story against the backdrop of a legal case that was crucial in ending slavery in Britain, it might not be the most formally adventurous film of any director on this list (though it is undeniably Well Made in a classical sense), but that almost feels deliberate.
Set against the backdrop of Trinidad and Tobago's mystical Carnival, a gifted and struggling young man becomes the object of intrigue for an older, well - meaning businessman until their worlds collide.
Against a backdrop of Trump's America - versus - Mexico divisionism, it was comforting to see Pixar's Coco, an uplifting portrayal of Mexico's traditions towards death, take the Oscar for Best Animation.
Well, the plane is positioned against a blank backdrop with fans blowing smoke past.
With a starry cast, including Elisha Cook Jr, James Mason and a never - better George Dzundza, Hooper's film coherently draws together its various convoluted narrative strands, setting the central supernatural mystery against the backdrop of petty disputes within a fundamentally rotten New England community.
His story is about more than just his attempts to get people to accept him as a her; his quest for identity and his lost family is played out against the backdrop of the early years of the Troubles, as his friends get more and more involved in IRA factions while he does his best to keep from getting involved in things that are too «serious.»
After directing Birdman, last year's Best Picture winner, Alejandro Gonzales Iñárritu returns with a survival tale set against the backdrop of American colonialism as settlers try to claim the land an...
A well - intentioned historical drama that unfolds in the 1960s against the backdrop of the Nigerian Civil War, Half of a Yellow Sun features a couple strong lead performances from Chiwetel Ejiofor and Thandie Newton, plus the sort of high stakes and stark socioeconomic class conflict that often lends itself to engaging adaptation.
Drinking white wine and arranging (but never actually consuming) bespoke appetizers against the backdrops of their immaculate Los Angeles kitchens, these characters» lives might differ in the details, but not their prosperous, physically fit, almost freakishly well - preserved gestalt.
The latest brainchild of writer / director Jeff Nichols (Take Shelter), Mud is an earnest rumination on love and change, set against a unique backdrop (backwater Arkansas) and populated with a series of very well - drawn characters.
But DiCaprio was clearly impressed anyway, as he hired Moore to adapt the beloved best - seller «The Devil In The White City,» about serial killer H.H. Holmes who may have murdered as many as 200 people against the backdrop of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair.
Against this backdrop, it's tough for Republican governors to insist, «Well, sure, our party's leaders in Washington can find huge dollars for tax cuts and defense, but we can't afford a pay raise for struggling, hard - working teachers.»
Against this backdrop, the auto maker says December marked its best retail - sales month since August 2009.
Set against the backdrop of current events in the Middle East, the novel is relevant and instructive as well as exciting.
Her aim was to visit three places where she could examine one aspect of her own nature set against the backdrop of a culture that has traditionally done that one thing very well.
Set against the tumultuous, yet vibrant, backdrop of the late 1960s — as Nixon campaigns against Humphrey and the Jackson Five are poised to play Madison Square Garden — the story is vividly narrated by Delphine, who reluctantly learns to ease control over her sisters and comes to a tough realization: «Twelve makes you know better than to wish for things that only eleven would wish hard for.»
The Romanov Sisters sets out to capture the joy as well as the insecurities and poignancy of those young lives against the backdrop of the dying days of late Imperial Russia, World War I and the Russian Revolution.
Set in England against the backdrop of World War II, the much anticipated second novel by the Booker Prize finalist and national best - selling author of The Hiding Place is a story of pursuit: of stolen goods, of missing years, and of one woman's forgotten history The only debut novel to be short - listed for the Booker Prize in 2001, The Hiding Place became a national bestseller and established Trezza Azzopardi as an international sensation.
Against the ominous backdrop of the influenza epidemic of 1918, Annie, a new girl at school, is claimed as best friend -LSB-...]
Against the backdrop of the new chip, its new motherboard, and our own $ 5,000 price - tag limit, Velocity Micro has crafted a high - performance system that competes well with the Falcon on our gaming tests, but, like the Mach V, also offers more nuanced performance than you might see from a system designed purely for gaming.
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