18. A user interface comprising a search interface configured in part to enable query input and display results based in part on the use of a ranking component to provide a number of generated snippets based in part on a ranking formula to rank each generated snippet based in part on a number of ranking coefficients, a number of words in each snippet, one or more of a number of punctuation symbols and numbers in each snippet, and a score of a proximity feature associated with each snippet, wherein the ranking component uses the ranking formula to rank the snippets using a first ranking coefficient with the number of words in each snippet, a second ranking coefficient with the number of punctuation symbols in each snippet, a third ranking coefficient with the number of numbers in each snippet, and a fourth ranking coefficient with the score of the proximity feature associated with each snippet.
18. A user interface comprising a search interface configured in part to enable query input and display results based in part on the use of a ranking component to provide a number of generated snippets based in part on a ranking formula to rank each generated snippet based in part on a number of ranking coefficients, a number of words in each snippet, one or more of a number of punctuation symbols and numbers in each snippet, and a score of a proximity feature associated with each snippet, wherein the ranking component uses the ranking formula to rank the snippets using a first ranking coefficient with the number of words in each snippet, a second ranking coefficient with the number of punctuation symbols in each snippet, a third ranking coefficient with the number of numbers in each snippet, and a fourth ranking coefficient with the score of the proximity feature associated with each snippet. 19. The user interface of claim 18 comprising a browser interface.