Indeed, the primary played out against the backdrop of the next presidential race.

The violence across the country played out against a backdrop of continuing political deadlock in Baghdad.

The day's events played out against a backdrop of worsening budget news.

Once again Afghanistan provided a stage on which the great powers played out their schemes against one another.

In both countries, the campaigns will play out against an uncertain economic background.

The show details an inspired life played out against the times and events that led to conservation as an issue.

It is a gracious adagio, played out against a women's corps.

How does sexual desire play out against marks of decline and decay?

It wasn't me against them, played out against a neutral background.

Reconstruction played out against a backdrop of a once prosperous economy in ruins.