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background
adjectives
family background
• Many kids lack a stable family background.
social background
• Universities aim to attract students from varied social backgrounds.
cultural background
• Some of his attitudes were due to his cultural background.
ethnic background
• We do not discriminate against people because of their ethnic background or gender.
class background
• Class background is an important factor in the level of schooling achieved.
socio-economic background
• Smokers often come from poorer socio-economic backgrounds.
educational/academic background
• The interviewer will ask you about your educational background and work experience. • Postgraduate students come from a wide range of academic backgrounds.
professional background
• Managers can come from a wide range of professional backgrounds.
a working-class/middle-class background
• I came from a very poor working-class background.
a deprived/disadvantaged background
• The school has a high percentage of pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds.
a poor background
• His poor background prevented him from going to medical college.
a privileged/wealthy background
• All the top jobs were taken by people from privileged backgrounds.
verbs
have a background (in something)
• We are looking for someone who has a background in science.
come from a background
• Mark and I came from very similar backgrounds.
phrases
a range of backgrounds
• People from a wide range of backgrounds go to watch football.
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noun type of family/social class sb comes from ADJ. broad, narrow It is important to have a broad educational background. | mixed | privileged, wealthy | deprived, disadvantaged, poor | middle class, upper class, working class | academic, class, cultural, educational, ethnic, family, military, professional, religious, social, socio-economic VERB + BACKGROUND come from, have He came from a very privileged background. | be drawn from The students are drawn from very mixed social backgrounds. BACKGROUND + VERB be in sth Her background was in biology and medicine. PREP. from a ~ children from deprived backgrounds | with a ~ an economist with a background in business | ~ in PHRASES a range/variety of backgrounds facts connected with a situation/event ADJ. general | factual | cultural, economic, historical, political, technical VERB + BACKGROUND describe, give (sb), outline, provide (sb with) The book provides the background to the revolution. | form Those discussions formed the background to the decision. BACKGROUND + NOUN information, knowledge, reading background information on the country PREP. against the ~ Against that general background I shall give you a more detailed view of current medical practice. | ~ to the technical background to the report part of a view/picture behind the main parts PREP. against a/the ~ The areas of water stood out against the dark background. | in the ~ The mountains in the background were capped with snow. | on a/the ~ bright blue on a red background position in which sb/sth is not important/noticed VERB + BACKGROUND blend into, fade into, melt/merge into, recede/retreat into, slip into The dispute over the new contract allowed her other problems to fade into the background. He had learnt how to melt invisibly into the background. | keep/remain/stay in He prefers to remain in the background and let his assistant deal with the press. | hover in I could see my secretary hovering in the background. BACKGROUND + NOUN music, noise, radiation PREP. in the ~ There was a radio on in the background.
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