The book, a series of interlocking stories set against the background of the US music industry, jumps around in time from the punky 1970s to the near-future.
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Worse still is the intimidation of liberal activists which is set against the grim background of the unsolved murder on November 20th in St Petersburg of Galina Starovoitova, one of Russia's best-known reformers.
For the set up, to give the background.
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The UK and US covers differ, however both feature an image of the Italian poet Dante - whom Brown said inspired his latest work - and are set against a background of the city of Florence.
The whole ambience of the site reflects the TV show perfectly, with a dark blue background, cold silhouettes of the set and Anne.
It may also help Google that Motorola has a lot of background in the television set-top box business, which is technically akin to wireless.
They only wake up in the background if you have set them to notify you of an update, and then only for a limited time.
Dressed in Alex Katz's leotard-and-tights combinations, broken into the kinds of vivid hues that only the finest of colorists could devise and all set against his simple background of spare, red ribbons, "Junction" tells of the unforgettable meeting of mood and movement that inspired Mr. Taylor 51 years ago.
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In my harsh tablet battery test, where I play a constant loop of video with the screen set to 75 % brightness and Wi-Fi on to retrieve email in the background, I got almost exactly five hours, which is Asus's official battery life estimate.
The dispute comes against a background of tension between the royal colleges and PMETB, which was set up in 2005 by the government, to which it reports.
They would open it, set a few metrics and run it in the the background of their computer to join in.
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In the background they have also developed an awesome set of social media analytics, which they are not selling.
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Scenic designer Mimi Lien, who has a background in architecture, was conscious that the set needed to be fully functional and visually appealing at all angles.
The delicate artwork displays famous Afghan landmarks set in a miniature golden background.
With a background in computers, the cashed-out entrepreneur set up multiple stock screens to identify stocks that would appeal to superstar investors like Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch, Ken Fisher and nearly a dozen more.
We are trying to draw the conceptual and ethical background of a discussion which is probably set to remain open.
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Mr Gibson said the new information came from a businessman with a military background in South East Asia who the family met through a charity set up in Eddie's name.
It is set against a background of concern that Wales is running out of landfill space, with the National Audit Office (NAO) Wales last year recommending that 500 new waste management facilities were needed by 2010.
The record, 50 Words For Snow, will feature seven new tracks "set against a background of falling snow", a statement on her website said.
Last December, the FBI recorded a record number of 2.78 million background checks for purchases that month, surpassing a 2.01 million mark set the month before by about 39 percent.
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One third party set of data verifying this comes from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the form of firearm background checks, which the FBI reports on a monthly basis.
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In her white-washed office set against a pulsating Times Square background, Wintour sat sipping a lipstick-stained Starbucks and sneaking emails before the camera was on.
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His appeal on the stump, his unique background, his opposition to the Iraq war and the fact that he is a fresh face set him apart in a competitive race that also is expected to include front-runner Sen.
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