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On 07/29/94 09:03:09 GMT, JUDY FETTER <JFETTER@MAIL.LOC.GOV> said:
>I've had success using the .is (inline space) command to insert a
>1-point space, on  the grounds that  no  one  could  know they're
>looking at  a space if it's that small. I used .is p1 to keep two
>words and a long dash together. Here's an example.
>(Long dash and the fonts were defined elsewhere in the file.)
>.bf bold
> Independent cities
>.bf med
>.is p1
>&ldash
>.is p1
>those cities that are legally separate from any county
>.is p1
>&ldash
>.is p1
>are identified by the word "(CITY)" following the city name.

I'm missing something -- wouldn't the above have essentially the same
result as:

.bf bold
 Independent cities&$CONT.
.bf med
&ldash.&$CONT.
those cities that are legally separate from any county
(etc.)
?

...phsiii