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Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
DISCHARGED occurs
5 times
(
Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... discharged.
BB p.148,
To Employers
If he cannot or does not
want to
stop, he should be
discharged.
2.
... discharged after
the next bender which, if ...
BB p.142,
To Employers
If he
temporizes and still
thinks he can ever
drink
again, even
beer, he might as well be
discharged after the
next bender which, if an
alcoholic, he is almost
certain to have.
3.
... discharged already.
BB p.147,
To Employers
But you should
feel under no
obligation to
keep him on,
for your
obligation has been well
discharged already.
4.
... discharged him
for drinking six weeks before.
BB p.137,
To Employers
I had
discharged him for
drinking six weeks before.
5.
... discharged, the
sooner the better.
BB p.141,
To Employers
If you are
sure your
man does
not
want to
stop, he may as
well be
discharged, the
sooner the
better.
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