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- Think of different words to use
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- Use specific words instead of general ones
For example, a search for "Sound Barrier" will return
fewer and more targeted listings than a search for "Barrier."
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- Be careful when using 'and', 'or', 'the'
Use 'and', 'or', 'the' only if you're searching for projects
containing these words such as "The County" or "Oxen
Hill and Road". If you get too few matches, try
your search without them.
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- Use punctuation only when required
For example, you'll be successful if you search for I-295 (correct
punctuation with hyphen). But don't try I: 295 (unnecessary
colon) or Rt198-Rt29 (incorrect hyphen).
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- Expand your search by adding or deleting the letter "s"
If searching for roads doesn't return enough matches, find
more items with very little overlap by entering road.
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- Search All items in the "Refine your search:" to get more
matches "Refine your search:" always narrows down the search of the projects
to find the keywords that you specify. You can find many
more projects by selecting All in all of the "Refine your search:"
drop-down boxes. To narrow your search enter keyword(s) to
search and select one or more drop-down 'categories' in the
box(es).
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- For the closest matches, specify a county, type, contractor, etc.
For example, to find a particular bridge project, don't just
type bridge in the search box. If you are looking for a bridge
deck replacement, enter: Deck and select Bridge in the Type
pull-down. If you want only bridge deck replacements in Howard
County, type Deck in the keyword box, select Bridge in the
Type pull-down, and select Howard in the County pull-down.
The trick is to be specific and use a narrowly defined search!
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