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								< h2  id = "methods_phrase2"  class = "codenp" > phrase/2< / h2 > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								< pre > phrase(NonTerminal, Input)< / pre > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								True if the list < code > Input< / code >  can be parsed using the specified non-terminal < code > NonTerminal< / code > . This method also accepts grammar rule bodies in the first argument (with the limitation that cuts are only supported in local calls).
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								< pre > phrase(+callable, ?list)< / pre > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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									< dt > NonTerminal is a variable:< / dt > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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									< dt > NonTerminal is neither a variable nor a callable term:< / dt > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
										< dd > < code > type_error(callable, NonTerminal)< / code > < / dd > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
									< dt > Input is neither a partial list nor a list:< / dt > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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									< dt > The grammar rule non-terminal NonTerminal is private:< / dt > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
										< dd > < code > permission_error(access, private_non_terminal, NonTerminal)< / code > < / dd > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
									< dt > The grammar rule non-terminal NonTerminal is protected:< / dt > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
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									< dt > The grammar rule non-terminal NonTerminal is not declared:< / dt > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
										< dd > < code > existence_error(non_terminal_declaration, NonTerminal)< / code > < / dd > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								< pre > | ?- sentence::phrase(sentence, [the, girl, likes, the, boy]).
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
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								| ?- calculator::phrase(expr(Value), "1+2-3*4").
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
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