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Examples
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The rowers sprang out and lifted our thin-walled craft out of the water before gently lowering it on high ground.
Fire The Sky W. Michael Gear 2011
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Without tuning, today's big, hollow, thin-walled metal driver heads could easily clang like trash cans.
The Quiet Importance of Sound John Paul Newport 2011
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Unlike in our proletarian world where people have to have big teary arguments at three in the morning in their thin-walled apartments about the lack of respect in their relationship.
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If I was lucky I might even be able to latch on to some of those unbearably chic pants, jackets and thin-walled shoes from Via Condotti, though where the money would come from I didn't know.
The Forever City Robert Hughes 2011
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The rowers sprang out and lifted our thin-walled craft out of the water before gently lowering it on high ground.
Fire The Sky W. Michael Gear 2011
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A thin-walled sac containing amniotic fluie that surrounds the fetus during pregnancy.
Glossary 2010
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As with all displays of ceramics, there is an inherent frustration: Our fingers can't explore the surface of a glaze; we can't lift a ewer and marvel at how light—and therefore thin-walled—it is; we can't flick the rim of a stoneware bowl and hear this high-fired clay ring like porcelain.
Vietnamese Vessels for the Heart and Soul Lee Adair Lawrence 2012
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As a former warranty manager for a well known bike company we experienced two other culprits concerning mystery creaks especially with extremely thin-walled aluminum bikes:
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The picture is lovely, but the system software is crap on a stick. 30 second from start up to being able to turn down the volume does not make for happy neighbours in a thin-walled apartment.
For Rich or Poor TV Buyers, It’s Price First - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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The thin-walled fresh poblano peppers, first roasted and peeled, had the just-picked, vegetal flavor of squash blossoms, and the filling of soft white chihuahua cheese and onions, one of three the restaurant offers, was not far from the usual ricotta-and-herb mixture with which Italian cooks stuff squash blossoms.
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