Example sentences of "[vb past] place against a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The release of the Frenchmen , Jean-Louis Normandin and Roger Auque , by the Revolutionary Justice Organization on John 's birthday took place against a backdrop of bombings and embassy sieges in Paris and Teheran . |
| 2 | The congress took place against a backdrop of increasing diplomatic activity aimed at securing a ceasefire , involving both the United States and Soviet governments [ for recent progress towards a ceasefire agreement see p. 37842 ] . |
| 3 | These developments took place against a backdrop of a wider Europe which was changing rapidly as a result of superpower détente and the collapse of communist regimes in eastern Europe . |
| 4 | This took place against a backdrop of reports of executions of detainees , mass expulsions through force and intimidation , and other human rights violations , as armed groups attempted to establish facts on the ground which might become the basis for any future international negotiations over territory . |
| 5 | The talks took place against a background of continued military clashes . |
| 6 | The meeting took place against a background of disputes over ( i ) the extent to which whale populations had recovered to levels which permitted sustainable hunting ; ( ii ) the system by which hunting quotas might be determined ; and ( iii ) whether whale killing was inherently unethical . |
| 7 | These developments took place against a background of growing activism on the abortion issue in the country at large . |
| 8 | The two provincial elections took place against a background of public opinion polls showing PCP federal Prime Minister Brian Mulroney 's standing with the electorate dropping to the lowest for any prime minister in the history of Canadian opinion polling . |
| 9 | Changes in the EC position took place against a background of moves to reform the Community 's Common Agricultural Policy ( CAP ) . |
| 10 | The February meeting took place against a background of mounting disagreement between the OPEC members over the need to restrain production , so as to boost world petroleum prices . |
| 11 | The referendum campaign took place against a background of mounting violence . |
| 12 | The Debate took place against a background of violence and strikes . |
| 13 | These developments took place against a background of continuing clashes between government forces and UNITA , with a number of reports suggesting that the government had launched a major offensive . |
| 14 | The result was a considerable achievement since it took place against a background of strong competition in mature markets and overcapacity in the European agricultural sector . |
| 15 | The Versailles conference of 1918 – 19 took place against a background of intense public feeling and excited mass emotion in France , Britain and , to a lesser extent , the United States . |
| 16 | The meeting , held in the Chilean town of Vina del Mar , took place against a background of growing calls for the planet 's " last great wilderness " to be protected for perpetuity as a haven for its wildlife and for responsible scientific research and tourism . |
| 17 | The IWC meeting took place against a background of growing acrimony , with the pro-whaling nations arguing that those opposed to commercial hunting on ethical grounds were : i ) interfering unacceptably with the economic livelihoods of whaling communities ; and ii ) misinterpreting the charter of the IWC , which was set up to regulate catches , not to debate the morality of whaling as such . |
| 18 | The meeting took place against a background of increased factional fighting between supporters of the A N C and the conservative Zulu Inkahta movement . |