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DEFENSE   occurs   6 times    (Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
defensive
deferred
defiance

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1.
... defense.   BB p.43, More About Alcoholism   Go to page 43 in the Big Book
Except in a few rare cases, neither he nor any other human being can provide such a defense.


2.
... defense against the first drink.   BB p.24, There Is A Solution   Go to page 24 in the Big Book
We are without defense against the first drink.


3.
... defense against the first drink.   BB p.43, More About Alcoholism   Go to page 43 in the Big Book
Once more: The alcoholic at certain times has no effective mental defense against the first drink.


4.
... defense, it would one day give way ...   BB p.42, More About Alcoholism   Go to page 42 in the Big Book
They had said that though I did raise a defense, it would one day give way before some trivial reason for having a drink.


5.
... defense must come from a Higher Power.   BB p.43, More About Alcoholism   Go to page 43 in the Big Book
His defense must come from a Higher Power.


6.
... defense that keeps one from putting his ...   BB p.24, There Is A Solution   Go to page 24 in the Big Book
There is a complete failure of the kind of defense that keeps one from putting his hand on a hot stove.


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