--- loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2006/07/14 17:23:49	1.428
+++ loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2006/07/17 19:47:20	1.429
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common routines
 #
-# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.428 2006/07/14 17:23:49 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.429 2006/07/17 19:47:20 www Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1918,12 +1918,20 @@ sub get_related_words {
         return ();
     } 
     my @Words=();
+    my $count=0;
     if (exists($thesaurus_db{$keyword})) {
 	# The first element is the number of times
 	# the word appears.  We do not need it now.
-	(undef,@Words) = (split(/:/,$thesaurus_db{$keyword}));
-        for (my $i=0;$i<=$#Words;$i++) {
-            ($Words[$i],undef)= split(/\,/,$Words[$i]);
+	my (undef,@RelatedWords) = (split(/:/,$thesaurus_db{$keyword}));
+	my (undef,$mostfrequentcount)=split(/\,/,$RelatedWords[0]);
+	my $threshold=$mostfrequentcount/10;
+        foreach my $possibleword (@RelatedWords) {
+            my ($word,$wordcount)=split(/\,/,$possibleword);
+            if ($wordcount>$threshold) {
+		push(@Words,$word);
+                $count++;
+                if ($count>10) { last; }
+	    }
         }
     }
     untie %thesaurus_db;