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Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
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ruefully
ruin
ruined
RUINOUS
occurs
3 times
(
Definition
from Merriam-Webster Online)
ruins
rule
rules
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1.
... ruinous coin
marked "Fear."
12&12 p.123,
Step Twelve
So
false
pride
became
the
reverse
side
of that
ruinous
coin
marked
"
Fear
."
2.
... ruinous slander.
BB p.80,
Into Action
After
consulting
with his
wife
and
partner
he
came
to the
conclusion
that it was
better
to take those
risks
than to
stand
before his
Creator
guilty
of such
ruinous
slander
.
3.
... ruinous, we
have a milder word for ...
12&12 p.67,
Step Six
When
gluttony
is
less
than
ruinous
, we have a
milder
word
for that, too; we call it "
taking
our
comfort
."
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