The visit comes in the backdrop of recent tense relations between the two countries.
Alighting at Appenzell, I find myself in the backdrop for an Alpen commercial.
In the backdrop of these two factors are frustration with low interest rates and worries about the pace of U.S. economic growth and global sovereign debt.
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The city is a recurring setting in the 007 novels and much of the backdrop to Moonraker (the 3rd in the 007 series), which I re-read in preparation for my tour.
Fast forward to today--in some ways there are shades of 1987 in the economic backdrop.
However, in the absence of such a catalyst to reverse the current decline, the risk to the bullish case is the growing climate of fear feeding upon itself, and thereby creating a further deterioration in the technical backdrop.
Frankenstein's Wedding Live in Leeds will take place in March next year against the backdrop of Kirkstall Abbey in the city.
Wang Jianzhou, China Mobile's chairman, said that the company had "made positive strides" in 2011 against the backdrop of China's "steady and fast economic growth".
The patent application also talks of editing the overlay, such as adding a circle to show the photographer where you'd like your face to be in relation to the backdrop.
The eerie resemblance in the psychological and economic backdrop of the mid-1930s and 2009--both historic junctures when recovery was thought to have begun--indicates the U.S. tiptoes on the edge of a policy mistake that could hamper the incipient recovery.
One more reason not to lose sleep over the surge in oil prices is that, unlike the rises in the 1970s, it has not occurred against the backdrop of general commodity-price inflation and global excess demand.
And Robert Perisic does his best to reveal them to us in all their jumpiness, their longings, their aspirations and desires, all against the backdrop of the recent war in Iraq, which we hear about in the doctored reports coming from cousin Boris.
After winning a decisive reelection victory Tuesday, President Barack Obama told thousands of supporters in Chicago that he would reach out to leaders of both parties to tackle the hard issues that faced the country in the wake of a fiercely partisan campaign and against the backdrop of a divided congress embroiled in a historic budget battle.
The mailman delivers to a post-office box about 10 miles away at the only restaurant-bar in Pioneertown, a tiny dot created by Hollywood in the 1940s as a backdrop for filming westerns.
From the castle ramparts, look out to sea and you will see the wide expanse of Vasco da Gama beach, spreading out for several kilometres against the backdrop of enormous cranes in the busy port beyond.
Halliburton is well positioned to benefit from the burst in exploration and production activity that is expected as oil prices continue to climb higher against the backdrop of strong demand recovery and the political upheaval in the Middle East.
Given the recent steep decline in the stock price against a backdrop of a profitable business model by the market leader, there is at least the opportunity for short term appreciation as well as longer term investment.
The preparations come amidst a backdrop of optimism in the retail sector, despite an economy still struggling.
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Yeung looks to LDK Solar as a turnaround story in 2011, despite the challenges in the solar and renewable industry due to the weak economic backdrop.
By the time we get to the party, for which the Colosseum is bathed in blue light as a backdrop for wire-dancing acrobats dressed in Valentino red, the Felliniesque-ness of it all can bring tears to our eyes.
Set against a Victorian backdrop in the heart of Newcastle, and visited by celebrities including the Hairy Bikers, Victoria Wood and Jenny Agutter, a "unique" venue is facing closure.
In addition to the scenic backdrop of the Mississippi River and local entertainment, the event will feature the iconic Super Bowl roman numerals floating from a barge on the majestic river.
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The launch of the two regional sports networks sits against the backdrop of either new RSNs in the Southern California area cropping up, or lucrative rights extensions for the sports teams that are inking them.
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Ireland awaits a September report on its abortion laws by a European Court of Human Rights panel of experts at a time of rising political tensions over the issue and a backdrop of steep declines in the popularity of religion.
Ms Bennett said the continued year-on-year growth in the level of investment was a "pleasant surprise against a backdrop of an economic downturn in many parts of the world".
The meeting took place against a backdrop of political activity in the province.
Urban Light has become an iconic setting in the city of angels: It's the scene of countless wedding photos and postcards, appears in Tori Amos's "Maybe California" music video and is the backdrop of Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher's fight scene in the film No Strings Attached.
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The announcement was made against a backdrop of rapid 3D growth in the consumer home entertainment marketplace, with three times as many 3D enabled Blu-ray Disc releases in 2012 than in 2011 and 3D television households nearly doubling from 3.5 million in 2011 to an estimated 6.4 million in 2012.
This comes against a backdrop in which the price decline since late winter is apparently leading to some curtailment of output.
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