Is there a way to inset a border to the height of an object?

Is there a way to inset a border to the height of an object?

References

Reference NO 1

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15185561/is-there-a-way-to-inset-a-border-to-the-height-of-an-object

Reference NO 2

http://www.w3.org/wiki/The_CSS_layout_model_-_boxes_borders_margins_padding

Reference NO 3

http://learn.shayhowe.com/html-css/box-model

Reference NO 4

http://www.netmechanic.com/news/vol7/css_no8.htm

Reference NO 5

http://nicolasgallagher.com/an-introduction-to-css-pseudo-element-hacks/

Reference NO 6

http://www.html.net/tutorials/css/lesson10.php

Reference NO 7

http://www.impressivewebs.com/multiple-borders-css/

Reference NO 8

http://ianstormtaylor.com/oocss-plus-sass-is-the-best-way-to-css/