In the last days of the parliamentary term, amid the usual flurry of policy documents and statements, almost unnoticed the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) issued a slim consultation document on the future of the independent living fund (ILF).
He denied it would be a "coalition agreement mark two" - saying there was still much to do in implementing the original May 2010 accord - but a "slimmed down document" auditing past successes and setting out future challenges.
Just take in a slim folder containing the documents you need, and you will look like an employee rather than a visitor.
Those documents hardly compared to a slim little hand-held computer.
Another example of the innovative formulations that result from collaboration are "thin contracts," which reduce hundreds of pages of clauses and conditions found in typical union contracts to slimmer documents that focus on shared priorities and leave room for local flexibility.
A slim and stately debutante,.
He put down a slim screwdriver.
