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Example sentences for: backdrop

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The dependence of RCTs upon the backdrop of basic science is unsurprising from the Quinean perspective.
The glittering façade of the Basilica di San Marco forms an exotic backdrop, illuminating Venice’s unique role at the crossroads of Eastern and Western culture.
The genre revived in 1995 with Clueless , which was based on Jane Austen's Emma . Cruel Intentions is the zillionth adaptation of the 18 th century French novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses . She's All That is loosely based on Pretty Woman , which was loosely based on My Fair Lady , which was based on George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion . Arriving at multiplexes in the next few months will be O , a version of Othello set against a backdrop of high-school sports, and 10 Things I Hate About You , an adaptation of The Taming of the Shrew .
Genuine immigration abuses are the backdrop for the schlocky murder mystery, Border Line (Monday, NBC, 9 p.m.), which marks the return to television of Sherry Stringfield (formerly of ER ). But the single-mom-in-peril subplot is so trite it's a wonder she can stay awake, never mind the viewer.
Wilson uses a stage backdrop of nothing but stark blue and projects bands of white light across it, while his performers stand almost motionless.