As a counterweight to the Singapore Chinese, he would bring in the North Borneo states of Sabah and Sarawak, granting them special privileges for their indigenous populations and funds for the development of their backward economies.
( ( As ( ( a counterweight ) ( to ( the ( Singapore Chinese ) ) ) ) ) ( , ( he ( ( would ( ( ( bring ( in ( ( the ( North ( Borneo states ) ) ) ( of ( ( Sabah and ) Sarawak ) ) ) ) ) , ) ( ( granting them ) ( ( special privileges ) ( for ( ( their ( indigenous ( ( populations and ) funds ) ) ) ( for ( ( the development ) ( of ( their ( backward economies ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) ) ) )
(ROOT (S (PP (IN As) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN counterweight)) (PP (TO to) (NP (DT the) (NNP Singapore) (NNPS Chinese))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP he)) (VP (MD would) (VP (VB bring) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNP North) (NNP Borneo) (NNS states)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNP Sabah) (CC and) (NNP Sarawak))))) (, ,) (S (VP (VBG granting) (NP (PRP them)) (NP (NP (JJ special) (NNS privileges)) (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (PRP$ their) (NN indigenous) (NNS populations) (CC and) (NNS funds)) (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN development)) (PP (IN of) (NP (PRP$ their) (JJ backward) (NNS economies)))))))))))) (. .)))
The states of Sabah and Sarawak were granted special privileges for their indigenous populations.
( ( ( The states ) ( of ( ( Sabah and ) Sarawak ) ) ) ( ( were ( granted ( ( special privileges ) ( for ( their ( indigenous populations ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT The) (NNS states)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNP Sabah) (CC and) (NNP Sarawak)))) (VP (VBD were) (VP (VBN granted) (NP (NP (JJ special) (NNS privileges)) (PP (IN for) (NP (PRP$ their) (JJ indigenous) (NNS populations)))))) (. .)))