Next on the list of new T-SQL functions is TRY_PARSE. The function syntax is TRY_PARSE (string_value AS data_type [USING culture]). This is similar to the PARSE function, except that it returns NULL ...

Custom proximity search is a new feature introduced in SQL Server 2012 Full-Text Search. It's facilitated using the NEAR operator, allowing it to be used in the CONTAINS predicate or CONTAINSTABLE ...