When you take your foot off the pedal, it's hard to get it back.

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Unless of course you are Mr Bush, and you have to take your foot out of your mouth first.

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What companies tend to do now though is to take a mould of your foot before making your boot.

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Sometimes it can help to take a position that will get your foot in the door at a company (or in the government) with growth opportunities.

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The software upgrade turns up the throttle response to 11 and so, if you bury your foot, the car will take a deep breath and then lunge forward (and a little sideways) on gusts of turbo boost and a blizzard of revs.

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Key your iPod to the Bang and Olufsen stereo in the 645-square-foot Penthouse as you take in the views of downtown Vancouver, the mountains, and False Creek from your floor-to-ceiling windows and wraparound balcony.

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Next appointment feature will tell you how long it will take you to get to your next appointment, calculating time needed to travel on foot or by another means of transportation.

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You can even get your foot in the door by pitching an interesting idea or proposing to take on a small side project.

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Next time you step foot in a luxury hotel, take a minute to consider the many ways your senses are stimulated by the design, lighting, music, and, nowadays, scent.

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You can take your outdoors here on horseback (Explora has its own horse-training facility), bike, or foot.

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