1.   Applicants should have a degree in biochemistry, molecular biology, cell biology or a similar background.

2.   Mark and I came from very similar backgrounds.

3.   Most people in bands have quite similar backgrounds and I reckon a lot of them shared the same experience as I did.

4.   Sylvie had always expected that she would Marry someone of a similar background to herself.

5.   The congressional leaders with whom they dealt had similar backgrounds and a similar preoccupation.

6.   These jobbing photographers came from a class background similar to those whom they served.

7.   These men often have similar backgrounds and philosophies of life which lead to similar results and successes.

8.   We come from the same town and share a similar background.

9.   We have a very similar Northern background, are roughly the same age and have the same sense of humour.

10.   What had bonded them instantly and so completely was their similar background.