Despite the many policy issues he faces, Obama cannot fade into the background.

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And up until yesterday, the fears that the Chinese might go too far had seemed to largely fade into the background.

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The similarities between Worms and NiL soon fade into the background: It's out with turn-based play and in with survival of the fastest.

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After all, that's what secretaries do: They fade into the background.

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Once the initial period of adaptation is over, those augmented streams of information slowly fade into the background of our minds as conscious effort is replaced with subconscious monitoring.

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He says he will fade into the background.

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The word "secretary" conjures up images of a bygone era, of pearls and sweater sets, sensible heels and knee-length skirts, and the right mixture of efficiency and self-effacement to fade into the background while acting as a powerful man's right hand.

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But the ephemera of politics and dogma fade into the background as the director fiercely aided by his lead actor, Vincent Gallo creates a sort of feral cinema, in which a captured combatant, beaten and jailed and enduring rendition to an unnamed European country, manages to escape.

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That's power -- the kind of power that can fade urgent numbers and debates of the day into the background of history.

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