Hi, What changes required in below query to make faster? select url_stub, page_title, one_line_item_desc, score(10) content_score from url_pages sp where contains( sp.page_body, '(non-fee campgrounds)*2 | (non-fee & campgrounds)', 10) > 0 and template_key = 'gorp_basic_template' and live_p = 't' and obsolete_p = 'f' order by content_score desc thanks -seema -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l