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    <p><font size="+1">Dear all,</font></p>
    <p><font size="+1">I've been designing some queries in CQP, and I've
        realized that CQPweb uses the "standard" matching strategy (</font><font
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          !important; float: none;"><span> </span>mode, CQP uses an
          ``early match'' strategy: optional elements at the start of
          the query are included, while those at the end are not</span>).<br>
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    <p><font size="+1">I need the longest behaviour though. Is it
        possible to set the matching strategy in CQPweb?<br>
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    <p><font size="+1">Below you can find an example.</font><br>
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    <p><font size="+1">Query:<br>
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    <p>[pos="J.+"]+[pos="N.+"]+</p>
    <p><font size="+1">Match in CQPweb:<br>
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    <p><font size="+1">sovereign state (JJ NN)<br>
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    <p><font size="+1">Match in CQP with set MatchingStrategy longest:</font></p>
    <p><font size="+1">sovereign state guarantees (JJ NN NNS)</font></p>
    <p><font size="+1">Best,</font></p>
    <p><font size="+1">jmm<br>
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