Set in this vision for a nuclear-weapon-free world was a direct challenge to Gordon Brown and the other leaders of nuclear weapon states, a challenge that David Cameron would do well to heed.
His mythical romance Heinrich von Ofterdingen (1802), set in an idealized vision of the European Middle Ages, describes the mystical and romantic searchings of a young poet.
A bleak prediction of the consequences of rising sea levels, McDonagh's book is set in a nightmare vision of Cheshire in the not-too-distant future: "When we first came here the golf course was a progression of green velvet swirls.
"Like many very talented people, he was impatient, set in his own vision of things, very much a loner.
The one thing they all have in common is that they are set in, and reflect, visions of the real world.
While it successfully distilled the complexity of biology down to only five core concepts, the recommendations set forth in Vision and Change were intentionally broad.
The game is set in an immense, parodic vision of Southern California, a West Coast counterpoint to the caricature of New York City in Grand Theft Auto IV (2008).
The vision set in the UN charter after world war two remains relevant, but global leaders must now reinforce the foundations that make up the humanitarian system.
Eye strain can set in and cause blurred vision, headaches, dry eyes and pain in the eyes.
There are two Eisenbergs in this Dostoyevsky adaptation, set in a grimly mechanised vision of the future reminiscent of Terry Gilliam's Brazil.
