css property to p tag splitting the text when overflow

I am writing content in the p tag in one of the li tag (each li tag consists of 4 p tags).

I am placing the content inside li tag. When it overflows it does not cut the string, it occupies the second p tag space. Please give some suggessions to avoid in both IE and Firefox.

p         p               p             p
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rajufgsag hjfhf           fdsfg         hdsfghd

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Set the overflow setting on the li not the p.

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Define a total width on your <li> and then float your 4 <p> tags within that, each with 1/4 of the <li>'s width:

li {
    width: 200px;
}

li p {
    width: 50px;
    float: left;
}

You shouldn't need to use the overflow property at all.