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• Looming in the background is the risk that war will reignite between north and south Sudan, and if that happens Darfur will be remembered simply as a mild prologue to an even bloodier war. —  t r u t h o u t
• In the background is the word "Narodzenia" on the chalkboard.
• Importantly, Ricoh presented no evidence that the formatting process occurring in the background was a different process than the process that started as a foreground process. —  Promote the Progress - Patent case bibliographic summaries
• The bridge that you can see in the background is the Gold Star Bridge (a bridge that mother positively hates to drive over!). —  Are We There Yet??
• Clapping, seal-like, in the background are the Hall and Shepherd families, who between them took nearly £146m out of the club in revenue from share sales, salaries and dividends. —  Sport news, comment and results | guardian.co.uk

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