But the operation has also deeply alarmed countries such as India, which fears it sets an example for the future of peacekeeping.
We could think also of the Swedish free schools that became Michael Gove's unlikely example for the future of education, or Grant Shapps' enthusiasm for the elective get-up-and-go of Dutch self-build housing as a possible solution to our housing crisis.
Other countries looked to Tunisia as being an example for the future of women throughout the region.
Countries already experiencing very hot temperatures serve as examples for the future of cooler countries, which now use more energy in winter.
Words chosen for titles of recent books—for example, "the future of human nature" (Habermas 2003), "our posthuman future" (Fukuyama 2002), and "redesigning humans" (Stock 2003)—reveal that a serious debate is underway about the prospect of a genetically engineered human nature and what this means for all of us.
"My good friend James Cameron is committed to the combination of technology and film, and I hope that the Beijing film can be an example for the future cooperation of Chinese and foreign film companies," Mr. Lu said.
Identifying such pathways would be useful for understanding its essential function in yeast, for example, for the future development of antifungal drugs, and to provide a useful model for a deeper understanding of Pin1 function in mammalian cells.
If replicated, the observed gene-environment interaction might be a good example for the future need of a concept for tailor-made preventive recommendations taking individual genetic susceptibilities into account.
The future of Scotland and the UK programme includes live investigations by specialist research fellows on, for example, the future of the welfare state, whether Scotland votes yes or no (either way, the Scottish parliament will be given greater control over welfare policy); on the future of UK energy policy and supplies; on whether Scotland can share sterling with the UK.
Some of his specific assertions seem convincing and important, for example, about the future of copyright in the cybersphere.
There is widespread concern, for example, over the future of the social security system, as there is in this country -- how to sustain a pay-as-you-go system with an ever-smaller number of workers supporting an ever-larger pool of retirees.
