This also applies to fonts other than Arial Narrow.
- Use XeLaTeX instead of pdftex.
- Suppose the desired font for mathematical symbols is Computer Modern Bright:
\usepackage{cmbright}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[no-math]{fontspec} \setsansfont[Ligatures=TeX]{Arial Narrow}
- Use \sffamily after \begin{document}.
Note: the other way to set font is
\fontspec{Arial Narrow}
\setmainfont{Arial Narrow}
However, \setmainfont is known to have problem with
\usepackage{cmbright} according to this stackexchange.