Tips for Word and Phrase Searches
- Your search can include words and phrases separated by a comma.
- By default, words and phrases in your query are stemmed.
Example:truck = truck, trucks, trucking, trucked - If you don't want your query stemmed, put your words to be
searched in quotes.
Example: "trucking" will retrieve documents with only
the word trucking, and not truck. - Searches are not case sensitive.
For example, you will get the same search results for
National Emission Standards, as for
national emission standards.
Using Search Language
Here are some terms you may use to limit or refine your search
and the recommended method of input:
TERM | HOW TO ENTER | FUNCTION |
---|---|---|
and | and or <AND> | selects documents that contain all of the search terms |
or | or or <OR> | selects documents that contain at least one of the search terms |
not | not or <NOT> | excludes a specified term from your search |
near | <NEAR> | selects documents containing specified terms within close proximity to each other |
phrase | <PHRASE> | selects documents containing specified terms within the same phrase |
sentence | <SENTENCE> | selects documents containing specified terms within the same sentence |
paragraph | <PARAGRAPH> | selects documents containing specified terms within the same paragraph |
The search terms: and, or, not can be entered with or without brackets.
Some examples:
- To find documents that contain all of the following: National Emission Standards and trucks, enter:
- To find documents with the terms National Emission Standards and trucks within close proximity to each other, enter:
- To find documents with a phrase and date, enter:
To Start Searching go to FR Search page.