<s>
The	O
match	B-Algorithm
rating	I-Algorithm
approach	I-Algorithm
(	O
MRA	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
phonetic	B-Algorithm
algorithm	I-Algorithm
for	O
indexing	O
of	O
words	O
by	O
their	O
pronunciation	O
developed	O
by	O
Western	O
Airlines	O
in	O
1977	O
for	O
the	O
indexation	O
and	O
comparison	O
of	O
homophonous	O
names	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
match	B-Algorithm
rating	I-Algorithm
approach	I-Algorithm
performs	O
well	O
with	O
names	O
containing	O
the	O
letter	O
"	O
y	O
"	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
original	O
flavor	O
of	O
the	O
NYSIIS	B-Algorithm
algorithm	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
surnames	O
"	O
Smith	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Smyth	O
"	O
are	O
successfully	O
matched	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
table	O
below	O
displays	O
the	O
output	O
of	O
the	O
match	B-Algorithm
rating	I-Algorithm
approach	I-Algorithm
algorithm	O
for	O
some	O
common	O
homophonous	O
names	O
.	O
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