There was also a faint vibration in the floor, and a distant background rumbling.

The distant background rumble of the engines was suddenly a roar.

Other sounds came in now, with voices in the distant background.

It is only in the distant background that the viewer captures a glimpse of the horizon.

In the distant background are the calls of seagulls.

Other issues have been pushed to the distant background.

Most of them are not set on the planet Hain, but have it as a distant background.

Silence hung between them for a moment, only the murmur of the stereo in the distant background.

Shouts and shots were still sounding from the distant background.

Changes in such very distant backgrounds are quite subtle, and can be mistaken for no change at all.