Obama s agenda is breathtaking.

The initial steps that he has announced are impressive.

Early milestones in this effort have been impressive.

On paper, the EU effort looks impressive.

I don't have one minute's regret. It was a glorious experience.

South Korea has impressive soft power potential.

It's glorious, a word we usually reserve for something like a religious experience.

The IMF s resurgence over the past year is breathtaking.

Despite some legitimate concerns about safety, it is hard to overstate the overwhelming benefits.

And, indeed, the rate of change in Myanmar over the last two years has been nothing short of remarkable.

The whole limb extends out. The body flexes backwards just a spectacular movement.

Although superficially impressive, this surge obscures several key issues.

Today, however, China has decent infrastructure, impressive buildings, and an excessive industrial base.

On the ground, Chinese actions to address climate change are impressive.

Glorious! This guy is not saying, Well, you know, there were some nice guys. They had a gym.

So the contraction of external deficits is a sign that a correction is under way, and the rebalancing is impressive.

For non Singaporeans, the videos are impressive examples of using new technologies to render a realistic portrayal of vanished landmarks of a particular place.

So if you brush up against it, any place you brushed against it, you get this twinkling blue green light that's just breathtaking.

During the past year the Global Compact has continued its impressive growth while at the same time taking strategic steps to improve quality management.

Chris and I were really amazed by the potential now with modern web browsers, where you have HTML5 audio and video and the power of JavaScript to render amazingly fast.

Anyone who spends nine minutes watching the video presentation of the Arc will see that its potential is nothing short of breathtaking.

In Japan, solid economic performance remains elusive, while prime ministers succeed each other at a breathtaking pace.

The Japanese equity market is up an impressive 55 since hints of the paradigm shift started hitting investors radar screens.

The reforms that Turkey has already implemented in a very short period of time, thanks to its EU candidate status, are impressive.

Now I bet, in this audience, you're thinking of some really incredible technology, some stuff that I haven't even heard of, I'm absolutely sure.

Now, I know absolutely nothing about Mayan ceramics, but I wanted to be as ingratiating as possible so I said, But Dr. Robicsek, this is absolutely dazzling.

By analyzing raw data on violent incidents in the Iraq war and others, Sean Gourley and his team claim to have found a surprisingly strong mathematical relationship linking the fatality and frequency of attacks.

By contrast, the emerging market countries, after a short slide, have managed to re ignite their growth engines and are sailing full speed ahead, racking up impressive growth rates.

Microsoft's Stephen Lawler gives a whirlwind tour of Virtual Earth, moving up, down and through its hyper real cityscapes with dazzlingly fluidity, a remarkable feat that requires staggering amounts of data to bring into focus.

While remittances should and can be leveraged to bring about impressive results in poverty reduction, let us not forget that there is an underlying issue that needs to be addressed.

Now it took years to build up the infrastructure for polio eradication more than 15 years, much longer than it should have but once it was built, the results were striking.

Google s new technology is impressive, and will no doubt prove convenient for many consumers once the initial security problems are resolved.

The popular vote was hailed as an important step in the country s transition from military to civilian rule, and the economy has made impressive strides under President Thein Sein s civilian government.

Brothers Jonny, Robbie and Tommy Mizzone are The Sleepy Man Banjo Boys, a trio of virtuoso bluegrass musicians who play with dazzling vivacity. Did we mention they're all under 16?

The Obama administration has staked significant political capital on the wager that Myanmar s promise may finally bear fruit. And, indeed, the rate of change in Myanmar over the last two years has been nothing short of remarkable.

Nonetheless, the Israel Palestine tragedy is unique. It is an absorbing odyssey of two nations with mutually exclusive claims on sacred lands and religious shrines that are central in the lives of millions of people worldwide.

Because if somebody could find a way to restore that natural ability that we all enjoyed for most of our existence, up until the 1970s or so, the benefits, social and physical and political and mental, could be astounding.

Liberia s post conflict recovery is not unprecedented, but it provides a clear illustration of how coordinated and sustained multilateral support can help national leaders deliver impressive results.

Other FBI agents reported seeing prisoners left in shackles for 12 hours or more, again in cold conditions, being subjected to strobe lights and loud rap music for many hours, or being forced to wrap themselves in an Israeli flag.

Ocean explorer Robert Ballard takes us on a mindbending trip to hidden worlds underwater, where he and other researchers are finding unexpected life, resources, even new mountains. He makes a case for serious exploration and mapping. Google Ocean, anyone?

Having initially suffered from the financial crisis as much as Western countries did (indeed, more in terms of output and trade), these historically less robust economies staged a remarkable comeback so much so that they became the engine of global growth.

China s authoritarian political system has thus far shown an impressive capacity to achieve specific targets, for example, staging a successful Olympic Games, building high speed rail projects, or even stimulating the economy to recover from the global financial crisis.

For the 30 years since the beginning of China s economic reforms, Chinese industry has achieved impressive efficiency gains by adopting new technologies and realizing economies of scale, leading to a huge expansion in locally made products suitable for export.

The media, eager for breathless headlines, share the blame with politicians for this state of affairs. Following the release of the Stern Review, one British newspaper reportedly wrote Act now or the world we know will be lost forever.

Liberia s post conflict recovery is not unprecedented, but it provides a clear illustration of how coordinated and sustained multilateral support can help national leaders deliver impressive results. Even in the most difficult circumstances, Africa is indeed on the move.