There is a sense that many things are being put on hold until after next year's federal elections in Germany but Mr Meister supports the chancellor's broad vision of a political union in Europe.

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He was the leading figure in developing alliances with major technology players, ultimately forging a broad acceptance of the vision he pioneered in the software industry.

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In the speech, the president did not change the broad outline of the vision for the US space agency he first expounded in his 2011 federal budget request.

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The renowned Japanese Architect Kenzo Tange had a broad vision, and his master plan was far-sighted and well-organized in laying out a systematic plan to protect the values of the birthplace of Buddha.

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We recalled the 2005 Kuala Lumpur Declaration, the 2010 Ha Noi Declaration, and 2011 Declaration of the East Asia Summit on the Principles for Mutually Beneficial Relations, which reaffirms and elaborates the broad vision, principles, objectives and modalities of the EAS. We welcomed continued efforts in the six priority areas of cooperation under the EAS framework and recognized high-level U.S. engagement in those areas including energy, education, environment and disaster management and response.

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