The vote also promises Greenland (population: 56,000) a bigger slice of future profits from minerals, including oil, rubies, gold and diamonds.For most Greenlanders, the referendum was as replete with a sense of the righting of historic wrongs as Barack Obama's election in America.
On the eve of elections, BN officials dole out cash to as many voters as they can find—"lunch money", as it is known in Sabah.Opposition politicians cannot match the cash, so instead they promise that the people of Sabah and Sarawak will in future keep a larger slice of their oil revenues.
"The Future" is a moody slice of bassy, driven house that is as gloomy as it is groovy. .
The only problem was that the business and government leaders here were actually talking about three different Seattles -- the Seattle that is afraid of the future, the Seattle that is demanding a slice of the future and the Seattle that is building the future.
According to Hackford Jones of music website, Pressparty, "DNA" is "a storming slice of future-pop" and "a vibrant and commanding modern-day pop anthem that has the Little Mix personality stamped all the way through it".
I've heard all the advice, excuses and put-downs and I know it's down to the individual person to pave their own future and grab a slice of the proverbial pie that they've worked hard for.
To glimpse the future of contemporary art, or at least a slice of that future, spend some time at the X Initiative in Chelsea.
Now is a great time to "buy a slice of America's future at a marked-down price", he said.
Johnson and his advisers say they want West Ham to agree to share a significant slice of any future profits their owners might make from selling the club.
Meanwhile, on stage we were pitched a tiny slice of the future in the form of robots, 3D modelling to help with cancer surgery, and Augmented Reality-powered books for children.
