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A plastic container is disclosed comprising a base portion for supporting the container on a surface, an upper portion, and a body portion. The upper portion includes a neck and a dispensing opening. The body portion extends between the base portion and the neck, the body portion including a shoulde

A plastic container is disclosed comprising a base portion for supporting the container on a surface, an upper portion, and a body portion. The upper portion includes a neck and a dispensing opening. The body portion extends between the base portion and the neck, the body portion including a shoulder portion below the neck portion and a sidewall portion between the shoulder portion and the base portion. The body portion includes at least one elongated vertical formation that substantially extends along the sidewall portion from the base portion toward the shoulder portion, the elongated vertical portion being continuous along at least 0.60 the total height of the container.

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1. A plastic container, comprising: a base portion for supporting the container on a surface, the base portion including a plurality of feet;an upper portion, the upper portion including a neck and a dispensing opening; anda body portion that extends between the base portion and the neck, the body p

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A plastic container, comprising: a base portion for supporting the container on a surface, the base portion including a plurality of feet;an upper portion, the upper portion including a neck and a dispensing opening; anda body portion that extends between the base portion and the neck, the body portion including a shoulder portion below the neck and a sidewall portion between the shoulder portion and the base portion;wherein the body portion includes a plurality of elongated vertical formations along the sidewall portion that extend from in the base portion toward the shoulder portion and at least partially separate outer portions of adjacent feet, the plurality of elongated vertical formations being continuous and uninterrupted transversely along at least 0.60 the total height of the container, the sidewall portion includes a plurality of transverse formations, the plurality of elongated vertical formations traverse the plurality of transverse formations, a radially outermost surface of each of the plurality of transverse formations includes a substantially straight vertical segment with a substantially constant vertical height as the substantially straight vertical segment extends circumferentially around the sidewall portion, and at least one of the plurality of transverse formations traverses a plurality of the plurality of elongated vertical formations in the upper one-half of the container. 2. The container of claim 1, wherein at least one elongated vertical formation is continuous from the base portion into an upper region of the sidewall portion of the container. 3. The container of claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of elongated vertical formations extends along the sidewall portion from within the base portion into the shoulder portion. 4. The container of claim 3, wherein the plurality of elongated vertical formations each extend along the sidewall portion into the base portion and into the shoulder portion. 5. The container of claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of transverse formations is adjacent the shoulder portion. 6. The container of claim 5, wherein the transverse formation comprises a transverse rib. 7. The container of claim 5, wherein the transverse formation comprises a groove. 8. The container of claim 1, wherein a plurality of the plurality of elongated vertical formations traverse a plurality of the plurality of transverse formations in the upper one-half of the container. 9. The container of claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of elongated vertical formations extends to a position adjacent the neck. 10. The container of claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of elongated vertical formations comprises a strip. 11. The container of claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of elongated vertical formations comprises a rib. 12. The container of claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of elongated vertical formations has a substantially constant width between the base portion to the shoulder portion. 13. The container of claim 1, wherein the base portion includes at least five feet. 14. The container of claim 1, wherein the plurality of elongated vertical formations in the base portion form the plurality of feet. 15. The container of claim 1, wherein the plurality of elongated vertical formations are equal to the number of feet, and each elongated vertical formation extends into the base portion and separates a different pair of adjacent feet. 16. The container of claim 1, including at least one transverse rib having at least a first transverse section and a second transverse section, wherein the first and second transverse sections are traversed or separated by at least one of the plurality of elongated vertical formations, and the first and second transverse sections each include a sloped end portion that connects with a different side of the at least one of the plurality of elongated vertical formations. 17. The container of claim 1, wherein the body portion includes one or more substantially flat portions. 18. The container of claim 1, wherein the body portion includes a flat portion that vertically separates two transverse formations. 19. A plastic container, comprising: a base portion for supporting the container on a surface, the base portion including a plurality of feet;an upper portion, the upper portion including a neck and a dispensing opening; anda body portion that extends between the base portion and the neck, the body portion including a shoulder portion below the neck and a sidewall portion between the shoulder portion and the base portion;wherein the body portion includes a plurality of elongated vertical formations along the sidewall portion that substantially extend from in the base portion toward the shoulder portion and at least partially separates outer portions of adjacent feet, the plurality of elongated vertical formations being continuous and uninterrupted transversely along at least 0.60 the total height of the container; the wall thickness of the body portion is substantially the same around the circumference of the container at least at one vertical position of the sidewall portion; the sidewall portion includes a plurality of transverse formations provided in the upper one-half of the container; a radially outermost surface of each of the plurality of transverse formations includes a substantially straight vertical segment with a substantially constant vertical height as the substantially straight vertical segment extends circumferentially around the sidewall portion; and the plurality of elongated vertical formations traverse the plurality of transverse formations. 20. A plastic container, comprising: a base portion for supporting the container on a surface, the base portion including a plurality of feet;an upper portion, the upper portion including a neck and a dispensing opening; anda body portion that extends between the base portion and the neck, the body portion including a shoulder portion below the neck, a sidewall portion between the shoulder portion and the base portion, and a substantially flat portion;wherein the body portion includes a plurality of elongated vertical formations along the sidewall portion that extend from in the base portion toward the shoulder portion and at least partially separate outer portions of adjacent feet, the plurality of elongated vertical formations being continuous and uninterrupted transversely along at least 0.60 the total height of the container, the sidewall portion includes a plurality of transverse formations including a substantially straight vertical segment with a substantially constant vertical height as the substantially straight vertical segment extends circumferentially around the sidewall portion, the plurality of elongated vertical formations traverse the plurality of transverse formations, and at least one of the plurality of transverse formations traverses a plurality of the plurality of elongated vertical formations in the upper one-half of the container. 21. The container of claim 20, wherein the substantially flat portion is positioned vertically closer to the base portion than to the shoulder portion. 22. The container of claim 20, wherein the substantially flat portion includes a top ledge or a bottom ledge. 23. The container of claim 20, wherein the container comprises a plurality of substantially flat portions. 24. The container of claim 23, wherein the number of substantially flat portions is equal to the number of elongated vertical formations. 25. The container of claim 20, wherein the flat portion vertically separates two transverse formations.