SQL Server 2012 :: How To Compare A List Of Values

how would I compare a list of concrete values?

---table with items

SET NOCOUNT ON;
DECLARE @items TABLE (ITEM_ID INT, ITEM_NAME VARCHAR(10))
INSERT INTO @items (ITEM_ID, ITEM_NAME) SELECT 10,'ITEM 1'
INSERT INTO @items (ITEM_ID, ITEM_NAME) SELECT 11,'ITEM 2'
INSERT INTO @items (ITEM_ID, ITEM_NAME) SELECT 12,'ITEM 3'
INSERT INTO @items (ITEM_ID, ITEM_NAME) SELECT 13,'ITEM 4'
INSERT INTO @items (ITEM_ID, ITEM_NAME) SELECT 14,'ITEM 5'
INSERT INTO @items (ITEM_ID, ITEM_NAME) SELECT 15,'ITEM 6'
INSERT INTO @items (ITEM_ID, ITEM_NAME) SELECT 16,'ITEM 7'
INSERT INTO @items (ITEM_ID, ITEM_NAME) SELECT 17,'ITEM 8'
SELECT * FROM @items

-- table with categories

SET NOCOUNT ON;
DECLARE @categories TABLE (CAT_ID INT, CAT_NAME VARCHAR(10))
INSERT INTO @categories (CAT_ID, CAT_NAME) SELECT 100,'WHITE'
INSERT INTO @categories (CAT_ID, CAT_NAME) SELECT 101,'BLACK'
INSERT INTO @categories (CAT_ID, CAT_NAME) SELECT 102,'BLUE'
INSERT INTO @categories (CAT_ID, CAT_NAME) SELECT 103,'GREEN'
INSERT INTO @categories (CAT_ID, CAT_NAME) SELECT 104,'YELLOW'
INSERT INTO @categories (CAT_ID, CAT_NAME) SELECT 105,'CIRCLE'
INSERT INTO @categories (CAT_ID, CAT_NAME) SELECT 106,'SQUARE'
INSERT INTO @categories (CAT_ID, CAT_NAME) SELECT 107,'TRIANGLE'
SELECT * FROM @categories

--table where categories are assigned to master categories

SET NOCOUNT ON;
DECLARE @master_categories TABLE (MASTERCAT_ID INT, CAT_ID INT)
INSERT INTO @master_categories (MASTERCAT_ID, CAT_ID) SELECT 1,100
INSERT INTO @master_categories (MASTERCAT_ID, CAT_ID) SELECT 1,101
INSERT INTO @master_categories (MASTERCAT_ID, CAT_ID) SELECT 1,102
INSERT INTO @master_categories (MASTERCAT_ID, CAT_ID) SELECT 1,103
INSERT INTO @master_categories (MASTERCAT_ID, CAT_ID) SELECT 1,104
INSERT INTO @master_categories (MASTERCAT_ID, CAT_ID) SELECT 2,105
INSERT INTO @master_categories (MASTERCAT_ID, CAT_ID) SELECT 2,106
INSERT INTO @master_categories (MASTERCAT_ID, CAT_ID) SELECT 2,107
SELECT * FROM @master_categories

-- items-categories assignment table

SET NOCOUNT ON;
DECLARE @item_categories TABLE (CAT_ID INT, ITEM_ID INT)
INSERT INTO @item_categories (CAT_ID, ITEM_ID) SELECT 100,10
INSERT INTO @item_categories (CAT_ID, ITEM_ID) SELECT 105,10
INSERT INTO @item_categories (CAT_ID, ITEM_ID) SELECT 100,11
INSERT INTO @item_categories (CAT_ID, ITEM_ID) SELECT 105,11

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So now I need to query the table @t4 in and to determine the items that are assigned to category 'WHITE' in master category 1 and to 'CIRCLE' in master category 2.The important thing is to return items that are assigned solely to 'WHITE' in master cat 1 and solely to 'CIRCLE' in master cat 2.In the above example it would be only the ITEM 1 (id=10) that is returned:

1. ITEM 2 (id=11) is not returned because it has the assignment to category 'SQUARE' in master cat 2 additionally

2. ITEM 3 (id=12) is not returned because it has the assignment to category 'BLACK' in master cat 1 additionally

3. ITEM 4 (id=13) is not returned as it does not have assignment to category 'CIRCLE' in master cat 2 but only to 'WHITE' in master cat 1

3. ITEM 5 (id=14) is not returned as it does not have assignment to category 'WHITE' in master cat 1 but only to 'CIRCLE' in master cat 2