"Then maybe I should simply hold out for the best offer."

"Both parties should be able to put their best offer on the table to the board in a fair and open process."

Finally, on the night of April 7, all the competing groups were told to put their best offers forward.

If the Rangers want to keep him, they would have to match the best offer.

Mars gave me the best offer, and I signed a deal with them.

Not the best offer, but competitive enough to win his mother's favor.

A point better than anyone else would go to - say eleven to four, when the next best offer was five to two.

Their best offer was a four-year deal for around $15 million.

But it appears that he is still shopping himself around to get the best offer.

And there is a good chance that in the future the college may not make its best offer at the outset.