Senior research fellow Guy Lodge said the Barnett formula was no longer "fit for purpose" and should be replaced.

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Whenever I asked about his mythical sales powers, his eyes flashed, and he subtly poked fun at the senior management for thinking that he had some secret formula.

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Ben Kirkland, a senior consultant with KHP Consulting and who helped organize the forum, said Formula One could have a "massive impact" on a country's image.

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Senior officials from the UK and Irish Governments have been trying to work out a formula which would allow the re-establishment of Northern Ireland's political institutions.

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Although its rival in the West Bank, the Palestinian Authority, has not expressed preference for any candidate, senior negotiator Saeb Erakat expressed dismay right-wing parties that oppose the traditional land-for-peace formula had performed so well.

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