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%% Example 4-1-9 on page I-262 in "enumitem --- Extended list environments".
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\documentclass{tlc3exa}
\pagestyle{empty}
\setcounter{page}{6}
\setlength\textwidth{129.0pt}

  \usepackage{microtype} % to improve h&j

  \sloppy % but we still need sloppy in such a narrow measure

%StartShownPreambleCommands
\usepackage[inline]{enumitem}
%StopShownPreambleCommands

\begin{document}
We may want to enumerate items within a paragraph to
\begin{enumerate*}[label=(\alph*)]
  \item save space  \item make a less prominent statement,
  or \item for some other reason.  \end{enumerate*}

As before we can continue the list
\begin{enumerate*}[resume*]
 \item with the key \texttt{resume} \item or with
 \texttt{resume*} \item or apply some other  \par  change.
\end{enumerate*}
\textbf{Paragraph breaks are ignored in such lists!}
\end{document}