Rather than search for a phrase, choose just the most uncommon word as your keyword.

Avoid using common words like is, are, the, and of.

Omit hyphens.

To confine your results to those that contain an exact phrase, select "Exact Phrase" from the "Search for Keywords:" drop-down menu (available in Advanced Search).

When browsing page listings, you can filter what you are seeing by subject matter:

• all subjects (the default)
• economics
• foreign & defense
• political & social

For example, someone interested in economic policy can filter a list of recent commentary so as to view material on only that issue.

Look for the filter bar near the top of menu pages, above the red page title and the "breadcrumb" trail of links.

For an even narrower focus, the website's research section organizes online offerings by specific subject.