Brackeen is tall, thin and stylish, and often wears a hat.

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Denton is tall and rangy, and has a famously large head that sits precariously on a thin neck and narrow shoulders, leaving the impression of an evolved brain that is perhaps a little too conscious of its pedestrian context.

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One unpredictable feature of Parinacota is the snow formation known as penitentes, thin, icy spires that can grow several metres tall and can make progress difficult, or even impossible by blocking the usual climbing routes.

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The suspect is described as white, about 20 years old, 6ft tall, thin, with dark wavy hair and thick bushy eyebrows.

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So too is the lack of space in India's jam-packed city centres, which means shopping malls grow tall and thin, limiting scope for giant multiplexes.

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