Search Examples: Proximity

PROXIMITY SEARCHES: Search for documents in which your keywords or phrase occur within a certain proximity of another keyword or phrase.

To see an example, click the proximity type below.

To search for a word or phrase:	And:	Use:
within n words of another word/phrase	in any order	/# (where # equals number)
	in exact order	pre/# (where # equals number
within the same sentence (20 words) as another word/phrase in any order	in any order	/s
	in exact order	pre/s
within one paragraph (50 words) of another word/phrase in any order	in any order	/p
	in exact order	pre/p

Example: "disclosure exception" /7 "negligence penalty"

Finds: documents containing the phrase disclosure exception within 7 words of the phrase negligence penalty regardless of their order.

Example: "depreciation deduction" pre/6 "straight-line method"

Finds: documents containing the phrase depreciation deduction within 6 words of the phrase straight-line method, in that exact order.

Example: "disclosure exception" /s "negligence penalty"

Finds: documents containing the phrase disclosure exception within 20 words of the phrase negligence penalty regardless of their order.

Example: "depreciation deduction" pre/s "straight-line method"

Finds: documents containing the phrase depreciation deduction within 20 words of the phrase straight-line method in that exact order.

Example: "disclosure exception" /s "negligence penalty"

Finds: documents containing the phrase disclosure exception within 50 words of the phrase negligence penalty regardless of their order.

Example: "depreciation deduction" pre/s "straight-line method"

Finds: documents containing the phrase depreciation deduction within 50 words of the phrase straight-line method in that exact order.