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‘A skin can be thick.’

[⟨det skin.n⟩ thick.a]

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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Because the skin on the elbows and knees is relatively thick, stronger formulations can be used more safely on those sites.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Thick skin like that found on the palms and soles is more likely to undergo blister formation.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Wow your skin is really thick.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

My dear girl, L for passing her BRONZE test! (thick skin) Yeah!
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

UMMMM. someone by the lj name of’ ‘madhatterstoes’’ sent me a message saying: “May fleas infest your crotch and bite through your thick skin to sting your stupidity into fleeing and when you WAKE UP may you see how ugly you are, to encourage others to destroy themselves.”
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

But before I go, I’ll intimate that part of the reason I’m so attracted to this smooth half – asian body with excellent bone structure is that when I was 18 or 19 or something (you know, his age) back in college I dated this Vietnamese boy who had the most amazing skin and thighs so thick when you squeezed them from underneath etc. etc. etc.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Women were not necessarily embraced with open arms by men at the time but those who proved to have thick skin as well as skill were given the respect they earned.
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In Simple Wikipedia:

This is unusual for reptiles, because their skin is thick and scaly.Experiments with the black-and-yellow sea snake, “Pelamis platurus” (a pelagic species), have shown that this species can satisfy about 20 % of its oxygen requirements in this manner, which allows for prolonged dives.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Maybe I need to try to develop a thick skin again.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I’ve got some pretty thick skin, so I can take it.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I. hate. exams. this website nnot wait to bake! oh and yst pudgy damn thick skin go tell me what cake he wants for his birthday. he wants to order 2 cakes from me. one for his birthday.. and one for mine =. = wtf. baking my own bday cake.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Drea Dematteo & Bradley Cooper Drea conveyed complicated emotions and a thick yet vulnerable skin in a sympathetic portrayal of a girl who’s experienced disappointment in love.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

You have to have a thick skin in politics, or you’ll start acting out in vindictive and petty ways against political opponents that will compromise your constituents’ best interests.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The skin is just a few tenths of a millimetre thick, has been tested to withstand the rigours of the vacuum and temperature extremes of space, and can be bent and cut to fit craft of any shape without losing its properties.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Finding venture capital often takes luck, great networking, or eye – popping credentials, not to mention dedication and a thick skin to streaks of constant failure.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Now you don’t have to glob it on and have thick pink skin crap all over you.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I doubt I’ll get that nail back though. Since the skin is real thick and massy looking it’s raised up kinda high to.
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In Wikipedia:

The Rome apple is rounded, all red, and very glossy, with a thick skin and firm flesh.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The skin wasn’t too thick and amazingly managed to hold onto the copious amount of soup within.
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Queried on 2013-05-22.