Mr Ospel's designated successor, Peter Kurer, a corporate lawyer by background, is no friend of investment bankers.
By background, she is a hard-edged realist, a believer in the uses of American power and the importance of great-power relations.
By background and training, Ejabat is an engineer and an operations guy.
"I'm an intelligence officer by background, and I knew that the nature of the conflict required us to look at it as a counterinsurgency effort, " he said.
Anything but a neutrino is likely to be screened out by the surrounding rock, so the flashes of light created when a neutrino hits a water molecule are not swamped by background glare.
An American, he was related both by background and by marriage to the country he was writing about, and he covered the war from the beginning, at times with a Serb price on his head.
At a time when New Yorkers routinely spot Leonardo DiCaprio in person at Manhattan's trendiest nightspots, Ms. Lewinsky's reported social life does not extend beyond a quick handshake with William Safire at the Cosmos Club--a scene that will presumably be accompanied in the movie by background music from Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians.
There have also been fears that the types of subjects and qualifications taken by pupils can be divided by social background - such as modern languages becoming increasingly dominated by pupils in independent schools.
Gun sales, as measured by FBI background checks, rose 19% in 2012 to nearly 19.6 million.
Investors will be cheered by the background of its economic ministers, who include former heads of the stock exchange and its regulatory agency.
White judges are also shaped by their background and experiences.
Unlike so many judges who by virtue of being white and male simply assume their impartiality, Judge Sotomayor recognizes that all judges are affected by their background and their life experiences.
By having background checked, trained and equipped volunteers we can provide a ready surge of manpower in an emergency, freeing up professional responders or assisting in certain specialties such as logistics or communication.
The Grammy-nominated artist worked with six record labels over 11 years trying in vain to get his music out, all the while toiling away by singing background or writing hits for other artists like D'Angelo and Tupac.
These include the proportion of children under five on free school meals achieving a "good level of development" compared with other children, attainment at age 16 of those eligible for free school meals and higher education enrolment by social background.
Mr. Feldman said he differed from many in the room by backing expanded background checks at gun shows.
With all that by way of background, here are my 10 favorite quotes.
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It is bad news for Google because Google Search, Google Maps, and Gmail are pushed into the background by Home.
By way of background, the SEC inspects brokerages, money managers and other investment advisory firms every three to five years.
We will make it easier to keep guns out of the hands of criminals by strengthening the background check system.
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The way individuals perceive each other is determined by their personal background, a mix of cultural, socio-political, ideological and religious factors.
By way of background, a 10 percent discount off of commercial hospital rates would be better than Medicaid in most markets.
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Where the show falls down is in the largest of the landscape galleries, flanked on two sides by alcoves containing background material.
When she opened her headquarters in 2002, it became one of the first true lifestyle stores by adding a background to the clothes.
By way of background, I have taken a look at close to a dozen analyst comments, which StreetAccount has provided in excellent fashion.
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When as much as 80% of global inequality is explained by birth and background, education should be the counterweight, the driver of equal opportunity.
By way of background I focus on expanding Forbes Media Globally.
Magisto will soon offer even more sophisticated effects like morphing between faces and creating a 3D effect by manipulating the background and foreground of integrated images.
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"While everyone has the right to express their cultural, traditional or religious background by wearing a specific form of dress, no one should be pressurized or coerced to do so, " he said.
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