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In SDM the beaten to death childhood love, implausible situations, underworld Dons, which Bollywood has mastered over the decades and Indians have long since rejected, gets lapped up merrily by 'the world over' simply because the backdrop is a sure shot winner.— NAACHGAANA
Mr Griffin went out of his way to point out to the TV crew that the image used on the backdrop was a Polish piloted Spitfire.— The British National Party
With the global context you've described as a backdrop, what sorts of investments appeal to you?
TGR: With the global context you've described as a backdrop, what sorts of investments appeal to you?— SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page
In the backdrop is the recent election of Barack Obama and the question of whether America still needs an expansive law protecting against discrimination in voting now that a black man has won the presidency.— Mirror On America

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