So even beyond the summit there may be battles ahead.

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Beyond the summit spotlight, European foreign and defence ministers were expected to try to forge a common stance on a controversial U.S. missile defence plan before their leaders meet with U.S. President George W. Bush in Gothenburg, Sweden on Thursday, Associated Press reported.

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The Lisbon treaty is a bit hazy about what the president is to do, beyond organising summit meetings of the European Council and representing the EU in meetings with world leaders.

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Beyond the possibility of ECB liquidity, the summit could also surprise by addressing necessary, long-term measures toward fiscal integration which are a precondition to give peripheral bond markets and growth a chance to stabilize.

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Zampella will make his first public appearance since creating Respawn with West by keynoting the Los Angeles 3D Gaming and Beyond Summit at Hollywood and Highland on September 22.

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The mountain's summit stands at 8, 848 metres high, and beyond 7, 600 metres climbers enter what is known as the "death zone" - so called because of the serious effects of oxygen deprivation on the body.

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To reach the summit of these mountains truly required me to reach very deep inside myself and push well beyond every physical and mental barrier I had.

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Beyond the fact that it happened, and some smallish business deals, there was little concrete to show for the summit.

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By contrast, twinkly-eyed and power-hungry Mr Mukherjee, who has spent four decades at the summit of Indian politics, has influence that extends, tentacle-like, across Delhi and beyond.

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