Example sentences of "be [verb] against the background " in BNC.
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| 1 | Each student must select one option from Section B and one from Section C. These studies must be undertaken against the background of general linguistic theory . |
| 2 | This will be considered against the background of the much more varied and competitive broadcasting environment which our policies have created . |
| 3 | In this chapter , Leapor 's work will be considered against the background of her economic circumstances as a kitchen maid and the daughter of an agricultural craftsman . |
| 4 | And they questioned the right of the rich world to set standards , arguing that human rights should be considered against the background of geography , culture and religion . |
| 5 | The forms of document in use by each of the plaintiffs are directed primarily to cases where independent valuers are instructed but they must also be considered against the background of a contract of employment between the valuer and the society . |
| 6 | In fact the great universal struggle for human rights is to be seen against the background of human suffering brought about by excessive state power , its abuses and corruption . |
| 7 | What choices a writer makes can be seen against the background of relations of contrast and dependence between one choice and another ; for example ( to take a simple case ) the choice between transitive and intransitive verbs . |
| 8 | That the SNP managed to exploit nationality — to make it politically pertinent — in 1974 must be seen against the background of Scotland , and West Central Scotland in particular , as one of the relatively ‘ depressed regions ’ of the United Kingdom . |
| 9 | That persistence must however be seen against the background of the following factors : ( a ) the weakness of her faith as I have found it ; ( b ) the fact that no explanation was ever offered to her by anyone in medical authority as to the risks that a refusal to have a blood transfusion presented to her health indeed to her life . |
| 10 | The 15 most heavily indebted developing countries ( see p. 37017 ) in 1988 as a group increased the surplus of their merchandise exports over their imports to nearly dollars 28,000 million ; the dollar value of their exports rose above the 1981 peak for the first time since the onset of the Third-World debt service problem , although the GATT report pointed out that this trade performance needed to be seen against the background of rising interest charges and continued lack of fresh capital inflows . |
| 11 | However , this should be seen against the background of the varying capital adequacy requirements for FIMBRA regulated firms . |
| 12 | The whole movement of labouring class poets including Duck must then be understood against the background of a fashionable philanthropy . |
| 13 | The relationship between Government and Parliament can only be understood against the background of the convention of ministerial responsibility . |
| 14 | By dwelling on this complex chain of cause and effect , Gouldner indicated that the strike could only be understood against the background of changes in the employment relationship . |
| 15 | Moreover all of them have to be set against the background of the changing pressures on industry deriving from wider changes in the national and international economy . |
| 16 | The role of day care needs to be set against the background of other services . |
| 17 | We firmly believe , without prejudging all the issues which have been raised in relation to the problem , that whatever mistakes were made should be viewed against the background of her overall contribution on the one hand and the activities of the enemy on the other . |
| 18 | The ones quoted below can be imagined against the background of village life . |
| 19 | All decisions on country houses in Britain need to be taken against the background of the massive destruction over the past hundred years , which reached a climax in 1955 . |
| 20 | A central feature of Goffmann 's approach to non-verbal behaviour is his assumption that it is to be visualised against the background of institutional norms which create the salient facts of social life . |
| 21 | It is important to remember that such a campaign would be conducted against the background of the economy moving back to full employment , and therefore of an increasing range of job opportunities for school-leavers . |
| 22 | The research will be conducted against the background of academic and political debates on the nature of the state and of the welfare state in particular . |
| 23 | My Lords , any discussion of this group of amendments must surely be conducted against the background of the vital Amendment thirty-one concerning the Chairman of the police authorities . |
| 24 | This is followed by a description of the shortcomings of provision at that time , a statement of aims and objectives and a projection for how these were to be achieved against the background of the staff , PTA and governing body involvement described earlier , and the investment of £5,000 from 1982/83 capitation in refurbishing . |