From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
DETERMINE occurs
7 times
(
Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... determine how
men shall be governed, and ...
12&12 p.176,
Tradition Ten
We
live in the
imminent possibility of a
fresh holocaust to
determine how
men shall be
governed, and
how the
products of
nature and
toil shall be
divided among them.
2.
... determine how
their own personality defects have ...
12&12 p.52,
Step Four
But all
alcoholics who have
drunk themselves out of
jobs,
family, and
friends will
need to
cross-
examine themselves
ruthlessly to
determine how
their
own personality defects have thus
demolished their
security.
3.
... determine that,
so you must remember that ...
BB p.164,
A Vision For You
God will
determine that, so you
must remember that your
real reliance is always upon
Him.
4.
... determine the
course of our existence?
BB p.54,
We Agnostics
Did not these
feelings, after all,
determine the
course of our
existence?
5.
... determine, to
their own satisfaction, whether they ...
BB p.34,
More About Alcoholism
How then shall we
help our
readers determine, to their
own satisfaction, whether
they are one of us?
6.
... determine what
his individual character defects are.
12&12 p.48,
Step Four
Human beings are
never quite
alike, so each of
us, when
making an
inventory, will
need to
determine what his
individual character
defects are.
7.
... determine which
course to take.
BB p.86,
Into Action
We may not be able to
determine which
course to take.
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