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At present when second and
subsequent searches are undertaken for a query, the new hit-list
obliterates the old one. It was considered that it might be helpful for
users to be shown which documents had occurred on earlier hit-lists,
particularly if the query expansion process was having the effect of
``promoting'' them in rank.
PAYNE A
Wed Jul 3 14:11:32 BST 1996