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  > Is there any way to write a macro which would allow words
  > which can't be hyphenated to be placed on the next line,
  > rather than be given an overfull box? Such a macro would be
  > very useful with narrow columns.

You might try increasing \fontdimen3 for your text font to a REALLY
large size.  Then TeX will always be glad to stretch interword space,
just like Time magazine does.  It might tend to reduce hyphenations
below the level you want, so be prepared to tweak the hyphenation
penalty too.


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