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%% The LaTeX Companion, 3ed
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%% Example 11-7-6 on page II-199 in "Line breaking in inline formulas".
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\documentclass{tlc3examargin}
\pagestyle{empty}
\setcounter{page}{6}
\setlength\textwidth{163.0pt}

%StartShownPreambleCommands

%StopShownPreambleCommands

\begin{document}
Words before \mbox{$ \sum x_i = a + b $}  and after.

Words before ${ \sum x_i = a + b }$       and after.

Words before $ \sum x_i =\nobreak a +\nobreak b $
                                          and after.
\end{document}