The meeting takes place against a background of continuing political violence.

这次会议是在持续的政治暴力背景下召开的。

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The love story unfolds against a background of civil war.

这爱情故事以内战为背景展开。

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The elections are taking place against a background of violence.

选举正在暴乱的情况下进行。

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However, this was happening against a background of very high oil prices and cheap foreign credit.

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These problems came against a background of years of contentious negotiations between Motorola and Teledesic.

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Against a background like this, a little waywardness in the world of macroeconomics seems entirely forgivable.

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