Sentences with phrase «seen against a backdrop»

The real significance of the Google Patent Starter Program is instead more subtle, and should be seen against the backdrop of other moves Google is undertaking to change the economic incentives that have made patents such a problem for the tech sector in the first place.

Joseph Bottum assumes that the newly minted Catholic attitude can be legitimate when seen against the backdrop of Catholicism through the ages.

We try very hard to create depth, to see ourselves against the backdrop of an eternity in which time is enfolded.

For although Our Faith Story does deal with some issues of «painful situations and responses in us - sense of guilt, failure, etc.», yet it seeks to see them against the backdrop of cultural pressures and circumstances.

There are so many distant galaxies that every nearby galaxy is seen against a backdrop of thousands of others, and the image of each background galaxy is distorted just a little bit.

In order to come to a decision about The Business Platinum ® Card from American Express OPEN, it's important to see it against the backdrop of other offers.

If you wish to gain an clear picture of the value the Virgin Atlantic World Elite MasterCard ® Credit Card holds, then it is important to see it against the backdrop of other available options.

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Against this backdrop of delayed rebalancing, we now see oil prices fluctuating around current levels, in a lower range than we had expected earlier this year.

Against this backdrop, Franklin Templeton's senior investment leaders discuss where they see opportunities and risks ahead.

We see increasing U.S. actions against China and other countries sparking bouts of volatility but not derailing the benign economic and market backdrop.

It's still not great, of course, and as far as traditional equities markets go, a cost 50 % decline is a disaster, but in the cryptocurrency markets, and especially against the backdrop of the bloodbath we have seen across other points over the last few weeks, it's a drop in the ocean.

If there were aliens circleing a star 30 Lightyears away, they wouldn't be able to see us because we are so small against the backdrop of the sun.

I was, however, deeply moved this weekend when I saw President Obama speaking against a backdrop that included the Edmund Pettus Bridge, an icon that symbolizes one of America's past and ongoing tensions.

The 2017 Geminids as seen from Ecuador, against the backdrop of the splendid Milky Way (centre) and the Large Magellanic Cloud (right).

This Kroenke's lack of passion not to invest heavily in Arsenal stance to see it win bigger titles occasionally or even regularly against the backdrops of Chelsea, Man U and Man City owners who have passionately invested heavily in their clubs which has led these clubs won bigger titles in recent past seasons.

Maybe I see a sweater and shirt that someone is wearing against the backdrop of a bright blue sky - BAM!

One need only turn on the television to watch Machine Gun Preacher for a similar portrayal of a white character who travels to «Africa» to «save the children» against the backdrop of black - on - black slaughter, rape and torture which is never historically contextualised (see The Guardian's Catherine Shoard's critique of the white criminal - turned - saviour character of Sam in Machine Gun Preacher as «half saint, half psychopath»).

Against this backdrop, May appears the least - worst option — a reluctant Remainer who sees it as her duty to push through Brexit, while being forced to listen to her colleagues on how to do it.

The campaign ahead, set against a backdrop of deepening economic gloom and institutional malaise, will see the eurosceptics on the defensive and their opponents seeking to respond vigorously.

Act now before we see an Orlando - style atrocity before too long,» it read, against a backdrop of Islamic State fighters waving Kalashnikovs.

«Against the backdrop of the Government's labour market strategy, we can see this is a much more complex issue than just banning zero hours contracts outright.

Seen from below, its belly glows with blue light, making it difficult to distinguish against the backdrop of sunlight coming from the ocean's surface — except for a small dark band near its mouth.

Maybe we will get to see the moon Io, a hellish world of nonstop sulfur volcanoes, against a backdrop of Jupiter's enormous colored bands of clouds.

When you see the satellite as a bright pinpoint or short line against a backdrop of star trails, you are seeing a geostationary spacecraft.

Reindeer can spot predators and food against a snowy backdrop thanks to an unusual ability to see UV light

This, Dr Cutler writes, highlights an emergent sociological process of «both seeing and believing» — whereby «individuals experience extreme weather and interpret the impacts against the backdrop of social and economic circumstances central to and surrounding their lives.»

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.

The dark disks are seen in these images because they are silhouetted against the bright backdrop of the hot gas of the Orion nebula.

The extreme cold snaps are taking place against a backdrop of generally warmer winters, and factors like a warming Atlantic Ocean have helped drive the powerful nor» easters and heavy snowfall seen on the US East Coast this year, Mann told Seeker.

And here you can see all sorts of beautiful pops of color against the Iron Ore paint color as a backdrop.

I'm in love with it too and I've only seen it in pictures sadly: (Gorgeous coat; such an appropriate pop of colour against your outfit and the white backdrop:)

Located on a large island off the West Coast of Canada, my hometown has tons of pretty beaches and parks, set against a backdrop of snow - capped mountains that can be seen in the distance.

Post-apocalpse settings are all the rage in movies these days (see: certain portions of X-Men: Days of Future Past, the entirety of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, and so forth)- and one such upcoming film, which unfolds against the backdrop of a not so bright tomorrow, is Korean filmmaker Joon - ho Bong's Snowpiercer.

As you can see from the «Unboxing» pictures below, this Blu - Ray edition from Paramount Home Entertainment features a gorgeous slipcover with the main cast from Noah against a backdrop of the Ark among the violent waves of the flood.

Sadly, getting home from seeing four or five films a day at midnight (and having been out since 10.30 am) and having to write for my own blog — a necessity of the «60 films in 17 days» blogathon challenge I was participating in — took its toll, especially against the backdrop of the flu that I carried all festival.

SEE ALSO: Watch the final trailer for The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Set against the backdrop of the early 1960s, at -LSB-...]

We got our first official still from Guy Ritchie's big screen take on the classic spy series The Man from U.N.C.L.E. earlier this week [see here], and now we have another image from the film featuring the two leads Henry Cavill (Man of Steel) and Armie Hammer (The Lone Ranger)... Set against the backdrop of -LSB-...]

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.

I would, however, recommend Passion Play to anyone that's interested in seeing Megan Fox struggle, Bill Murray do someone a favor, or Mickey Rourke being... burly and rumpled — all against a bizarre, sometimes - confusing backdrop of weird, dreamy imagery.

The actors are set against completely unconvincing green screen backdrops or walk in long helicopter shots through the snowy mountains (a tableau that will be overly familiar to anyone who's seen a fantasy epic in the last five years (the fact that most of the movie is shot in New Zealand makes the effect more apparent)-RRB-.

Though it's refreshing to see a movie set against the backdrop of segregated America that focuses more on the barrier - breaking achievements of its subjects than the atrocities of the period, it's not afraid to tackle serious themes like racism and sexism either.

The NUT's Owen Hathway said: «That we have seen the record high pass rate sustained yet again, especially against the backdrop of major education reforms, is a fantastic achievement.

Set against the tumultuous backdrop of World War I and the glittering lights of today's New York financial world, Beatriz Williams creates a memorable story of a timeless love... I can't wait to see what she does next!»

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.

Much of the plot takes place against the backdrop of the Ottoman Empire's systematic elimination of the Armenian Christian population, known by later generations as the Armenian Genocide (see backstory).

Against this backdrop, Franklin Templeton's senior investment leaders discuss where they see opportunities and risks ahead.

We see an opportunity in MBS to add income while decreasing credit risk against a backdrop of ever - tighter corporate bond spreads.

From the intense hustle and bustle of the streets to the stunning National Safari park where you can see giraffe and other big game against the backdrop of city skyscrapers — I was amazed at the vibrancy and beauty as soon as I arrived.

If you're looking to see a good live show in San Diego, consider one of the larger theaters which provide entertainment against a historic or scenic backdrop.

You'll see Meuller Lake and Meuller Glacier against a backdrop of snowcapped mountains, and hear the Hooker River make its way through the valley.