Word: backdrop
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...never really get used to suicide bombings, but in parts of the world where they happen a least once a week, they form a part of the backdrop of a journalist's life along with rocket attacks, IED blasts and the possibility of kidnappings. I've seen my fair share of blood and broken bodies, but somehow I feel like it won't happen...
Books became a backdrop Thursday night at Houghton Library, ceding their spotlight to the latest installment in the Library’s Chamber Music Series: “Post-Romantik...
...once supportive and condemning—is both authentic and well-developed. Many of the shots of the island and its coast, particularly the Maine sunsets, speak to the location’s uniqueness. Coupled with the folksy score, including a number of songs written by McCrudden, the backdrop harbors more originality than the rest of the film. Cole’s honest struggle to rebuild his broken life is a moving one, but the plot drags, then comes to a complete stop. Emotions run high from the start as the film plunges into an aggressive war between the mainlanders...
...straight years as American corporate profits soared. There hadn't been a single day in nearly four years in which U.S. stocks had fallen even 2%, an unusually long absence of volatility. Likewise, global markets from India to Singapore to Russia had been on a historic tear. Against this backdrop, China's sudden return to earth was a reminder that risk still exists and that widespread euphoria may have led investors to lose sight of economic reality...
...five straight years as U.S. corporate profits soared. There hadn't been a single day in nearly four years in which U.S. stocks had fallen even 2%, an unusually long absence of volatility. Likewise, markets from India to Singapore to Russia had been on a historic tear. Against this backdrop, China's sudden return to earth was a reminder that risk still exists and that widespread euphoria may have led investors to lose sight of economic reality...