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#content {
    border:1px solid #7e7e7e; 
    height:150px;
    min-width:100px;
}
#list div {
    border:1px solid #7e7e7e;   
    background:#cbe4fa;       
    margin:0.3em;
    text-align:center;
    width:80px;    
    display: inline-block;
}

<div id="content">
    <div id="list">
        <div>1</div>
        <div>2</div>
        <div>3</div>
        <div>4</div>                
    </div>       
</div>

$( "#content" ).resizable();