40. The method of claim 29 wherein said step of determining a second utility measure further comprises the following steps: determining a third intermediate utility measure; determining a fourth intermediate utility measure; selecting a particular intermediate utility measure from said third intermediate utility measure and said fourth intermediate utility measure as said second utility measure.
40. The method of claim 29 wherein said step of determining a second utility measure further comprises the following steps: determining a third intermediate utility measure; determining a fourth intermediate utility measure; selecting a particular intermediate utility measure from said third intermediate utility measure and said fourth intermediate utility measure as said second utility measure. 42. The method of claim 40 wherein: (a) said third intermediate utility measure is a combination of a second similarity measure for said first document element and said second similarity measure for said second document element and a first normalization constant; and (b) said fourth intermediate utility measure is a combination of said second similarity measure for said second document element and said second similarity measure for said first document element and a second normalization constant.