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Single words:
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quotation marks, e.g. "elections". The result will be all pages containing the
word elections, but not election.
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in the specific order you want it, e.g. local government. The result will be all pages
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If you want to search for pages with two or more words appearing in it, but not necessary
side by side, e.g. Mbeki and elections, enter: Mbeki AND elections. The result will be all
pages containing the words Mbeki as well as elections.
If you want to search for pages
with either of these words appearing in it, enter Mbeki OR elections. The result will be
all pages containing at least one of your search terms (all pages containing the word
Mbeki, all pages containing the word elections and all pages containing both these words.
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