$a = ('x',); $b1 = ('x','y1'); $b2 = ('x','y2'); $b3 = ('x','y3'); $b4 = ('x','y4'); $b5 = ('x','y5'); $b6 = ('x','y6'); SELECT $a in ($a, $b1, $b2, $b3, $b4, $b5, $b6)