Sentences with phrase «occurring against a backdrop»

This prolonged a surge in global financial markets over the last two years, occurring against a backdrop of low growth and unusually accommodative monetary policies in advanced economies.

But pullbacks that occur against the backdrop of sustained economic expansion and rising corporate profits — as is the case currently — present attractive opportunities for long - term investors.

These conversations occurred against a backdrop of daily #MeToo stories and allegations of sexual harassment against executives in numerous industries, making for a lot of interesting conversations that we plan to publish more of over the next several weeks.

Other things equal, the appreciation represents a tightening of financial conditions for firms in the traded sector of the economy, but it has occurred against the backdrop of a steady rise in the terms of trade and, over recent months, a brighter outlook for the world economy.

It has become socially acceptable to denounce the Catholic Church even in savage, vulgar, and offensive terms, and all this is occurring against a backdrop of low standards in education and increasing violence and drunkenness in our towns and cities.

These measures are undoubtedly welcome, but they occur against the backdrop of major diet - related health problems in the UK.

Cuomo's eighth State of the State address occurred against a backdrop of widening state deficit that stands at $ 4 billion and counting, a potential $ 2 billion revenue loss in federal aid, a beleaguered New York City subway system, an uneasy State Senate and an flurry of upcoming political - corruption trials.

The Dapchi incident occurred against a backdrop of a resurgence of violent attacks by the terrorists which had stripped the government's claim of «technically defeating» or otherwise ending the Boko Haram scourge, of any credibility.

The stop occurred against the backdrop of President Donald Trump's aggressive immigration enforcement agenda.

The warmth is also occurring against a backdrop of temperatures that have been trending upward due to the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

Similarly, what Louis C.K. said about current education policies like standardized testing and the Common Core occurred against a backdrop of popular dissent.

Ironically, the drop in breakevens, which seems to have been overly influenced by the fall in crude oil prices, has occurred against a backdrop of rising core inflation.

While earnings will doubtless rise significantly in 2018, any disappointment will occur against a backdrop of real risks, particularly the risk of tighter monetary and financial conditions.

While the three ozone databases all show a reduction in ozone in the lower tropical stratosphere, the magnitude of this change differs substantially between them and occurs against a backdrop of much larger interannual variability.

«The response to anthropogenic changes in climate forcing occurs against a backdrop of natural internal and externally forced climate variability that can occur on similar temporal and spatial scales.

This has occurred against a backdrop of almost two decades of political efforts to limit greenhouse gas emissions since the Rio Earth Summit in 1992.

Although ethereum's march past $ 1,000 occurred against a backdrop of a wider altcoin surge, at least a portion of its movement is likely tied to the announcement that the Casper consensus algorithm had entered alpha testing, complete with a public testnet, paving the way for the network to transition from proof - of - work (PoW) to proof - of - stake (PoS).

The peak professional group for Australia's media questions the government's «free speech» motivations for the RDA inquiry, arguing that it occurred against a backdrop of much graver threats (many directly due to government legislation), including:

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The current fight between Delta and its home state is occurring against the novel backdrop of many corporations speaking up about gun control for the first time.

They are the backdrop against which and the environment and the crucible within which creation occurs.

Those main conclusions are that climate is changing in ways unusual against the backdrop of natural variability; that human activities are responsible for most of this unusual change; that significant harm to human well - being is already occurring as a result; and that far larger --- perhaps catastrophic — damages will ensue if serious remedial action is not started soon.

«Although the recovery of Arctic sea ice is certainly welcome news, it has to be considered against the backdrop of changes that have occurred over the last few decades,» Andy Shepherd of University College in London told BBC News.