"Everybody has to put their best foot forward to show why we're better than everyone else, " says Mike Tyer, Fox River's marketing director.

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After all, everyone wants to put their best foot forward whenever they can.

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Whatever it takes to put your best foot forward.

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"While we appreciate that this is a very difficult decision for the league and owners, we hope it is understood that we really believe the time is now to bring the NBA back to Seattle, and that it is paramount that we do everything we can to put Seattle's best foot forward in this process, " Hansen said.

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Whether you run a neighborhood bar or a multinational corporation, now would be great time to think through how your company can put its best foot forward when the Great Blizzard, Wildfire or Temblor of 2013 strikes.

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