noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
perfect
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The splendid grounds form a perfect backdrop to the lakeside concerts held here on summer evenings.
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Inside one of the observatories was the telescope that I knew immediately would make a perfect backdrop for the portrait.
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The canteen made a perfect backdrop for depressing conversations.
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And the cataract provided a perfect backdrop .
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The world famous zoo provided the perfect backdrop for the ten kilometre dash.
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Designer desk White walls provide the perfect backdrop for this rattan desk.
■ VERB
form
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The splendid grounds form a perfect backdrop to the lakeside concerts held here on summer evenings.
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Seven years of mutually mediocre diplomacy and unsteady leadership form the backdrop of Clinton's brief twilight encounter with Putin.
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Concepts of strategy introduce consideration of market forces, environmental pressures, and organizational imperatives which form the backdrop for visionary initiatives.
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The events described had already formed the backdrop to Guinness I, and two unfinished sequels.
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IRAN/IRAQ War erupts - it is to form a bloody backdrop for most of the decade.
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The rugged mountains and hills form an impressive backdrop , and inland peaceful villages look out across orange and lemon groves.
provide
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The first, which provides a backdrop against which any further criticism may be set, is probably the most important.
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The snow-capped peaks of the Sorondo mountain range provide a dramatic backdrop .
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Its attractive foliage provides a good backdrop to later flowering plants in the border.
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The room is all beige with an antique Oriental chest providing the appropriate backdrop .
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Even history exists only as a generalised past that provides the backdrop of a living museum.
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Gyuro and swinging Lori Barritt, provide the smooth musical backdrop .
set
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He writes taut, thrilling mysteries, delicately set against the backdrop of the sprawling Navajo Reservation.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The snow-covered Rocky Mountains made a wonderful backdrop for the concert.
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Their meeting will happen against a backdrop of increasing hardship for ordinary Russian citizens.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Against this bleak backdrop , there are rays of hope.
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He writes taut, thrilling mysteries, delicately set against the backdrop of the sprawling Navajo Reservation.
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It is the backdrop to the city's continued economic growth.
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Katell was fighting a cold and her show was played out against the distracting backdrop of a surreal domestic theatre set.
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The clarity of light throws everything into sharp relief against a backdrop of clear blue sky.
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They're likely to be trees or shrubs which show up in winter but become a backdrop for the rich summer display.
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Unhappily-married Cape Town journalist Toni Balser finds true love against a backdrop of gruesome township violence.