The MBA students who served as the foot soldiers in this process hailed from The George Washington University, Georgetown University, American University and Howard University.

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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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Rumor had it that he had never stepped foot in Dodger Stadium prior to the bidding process for the Dodgers.

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Argyle urgently need an upturn in form after failing to win any of their first seven Championship games, shipping 14 goals in the process, to slump to the foot of the table.

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Then came the process of figuring out to take 14 by 48 foot billboards, wash them, and turn them into bags.

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Construction of the eight-story, 190, 000 square-foot building was finished in October 2009, but the LEED certification process was just recently finished.

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Mornhinweg hasn't spoken to WR Santonio Holmes, who missed most of the season with a serious foot injury, but is encouraged by what he has heard of his recovery process.

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Parade executives approached Donnelly a couple of years ago, and the 40-foot-long balloon, made from urethane-coated nylon, has been in process ever since.

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Instead of merely selling the format to successful shows - a process that resulted in the dire sanitised American versions of AbFab and One Foot in the Grave - the BBC now takes the role of executive producer when shows are remade abroad.

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