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%%  Example 08-03-9 on page 163.
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\documentclass[]{exaarticle}
\pagestyle{empty}
\setlength\textwidth{177.70511pt}
\AtBeginDocument{\setlength\parindent{0pt}}
\StartShownPreambleCommands
\def\yPh{\vphantom{A}}
\let\ol\overline
\StopShownPreambleCommands
\begin{document}
$\overline{x}+\overline{y}=\overline{z}$\\
$ \ol{x} + \ol{A} = \ol{z} $\\[5pt]
$ \ol{x\yPh} + \ol{A} = \ol{z\yPh} $
\end{document}
