The man was described as being white, in his late twenties, 5ft 6in, of slim build with a slim face.

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On the face of it, his prospects look slim.

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By bringing world-renowned celebrities to Acapulco, Slim hopes to project the better face of a place that once was the golden destination of the rich and famous.

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When the slim man had peeled enough to see the digit, his face twisted in disgust and he tossed the card across the table.

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The first man has been described as white, around 5ft 9ins, of slim build, wearing a black hat and scarf around his face with a yellow high-visibility vest over a black coat.

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His latest slim volume, replete with 16 glossy illustrations, not all of them decent, seems on the face of it to have more to do with Being Bad.

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