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From the books  ...  Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)

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STRONG   occurs   15 times 9 in BB  •  6 in 12&12 Definition in Merriam-Webster Online
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1.
  ... strong desire to retaliate in kind.  12&12 Step Eight, p.80
If our sex conduct is selfish, we may excite jealousy, misery, and a strong desire to retaliate in kind.


2.
  ... strong enough, self-righteously imposes its will upon ...  12&12 Step Three, p.37
Every such pressure group, if it is strong enough, self-righteously imposes its will upon the rest.


3.
  ... strong enough to beat the game alone, ...  BB Doctor Bob's Nightmare, p.181
If you still think you are strong enough to beat the game alone, that is your affair.


4.
  ... strong for the church, but that won't ...  BB A Vision For You, p.157
He interrupted: "I used to be strong for the church, but that won't fix it.


5.
  ... strong in other respects.  BB Bill's Story, p.7
It relieved me somewhat to learn that in alcoholics the will is amazingly weakened when it comes to combating liquor, though it often remains strong in other respects.


6.
  ... strong language -- but isn't it true?  BB More About Alcoholism, p.38
It's strong language -- but isn't it true?


7.
  ... strong logic, too, which "proved" there was ...  12&12 Step Eleven, p.96
Many of us had strong logic, too, which "proved" there was no God whatever.


8.
  ... strong maternal instinct to begin with, the ...  12&12 Step Twelve, p.118
And if she had a strong maternal instinct to begin with, the situation is aggravated.


9.
  ... strong opinions, perhaps prejudices.  BB To Employers, p.139
Whether you are a hard drinker, a moderate drinker or a teetotaler, you may have some pretty strong opinions, perhaps prejudices.


10.
  ... strong people were stalemated in the search ...  12&12 Tradition One, p.130
If strong people were stalemated in the search for peace and harmony, what was to become of our erratic band of alcoholics?


11.
  ... strong personal attachment to him, the employer ...  BB To Employers, p.137
Because of the employee's special ability, or of his own strong personal attachment to him, the employer has sometimes kept such a man at work long beyond a reasonable period.


12.
  ... strong reason -- ill health, falling in love, ...  BB There Is A Solution, p.21
If a sufficiently strong reason -- ill health, falling in love, change of environment, or the warning of a doctor -- becomes operative, this man can also stop or moderate, although he may find it difficult and troublesome and may even need medical attention.


13.
  ... strong sentiment against any radical changes being ...  BB Preface, p.xi
Because this book has become the basic text for our Society and has helped such large numbers of alcoholic men and women to recovery, there exists strong sentiment against any radical changes being made in it.


14.
  ... strong sentiment within the Fellowship against any ...  12&12 Introduction, p.14
However, because the book has helped so many alcoholics find recovery, there exists strong sentiment within the Fellowship against any change to it.


15.
  ... strong warnings and the prejudices of my ...  BB Bill's Story, p.1
I forgot the strong warnings and the prejudices of my people concerning drink.


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