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abstract: 'This paper presents a system for bilingual information retrieval using commercial off-the-shelf search engines (COTS). Several custom query construction, expansion and translation strategies are compared. We present the experiments and the corresponding results for the CLEF 2004 event.'
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  - family: Foster
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  - family: St-Jacques
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date: 2004
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title: Using COTS Search Engines and Custom Query Strategies at CLEF
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