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DROP   occurs   8 times    (Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... drop.   BB p.32, More About Alcoholism   Go to page 32 in the Big Book
He made up his mind that until he had been successful in business and had retired, he would not touch another drop.

2.
... drop all its membership regulations?   12&12 p.141, Tradition Three
Why did A.A. finally drop all its membership regulations?

3.
... drop all resistance to what our friend ...   12&12 p.100, Step Eleven
It will help if we can drop all resistance to what our friend says.


4.
... drop but by nine o'clock I'd be ...   BB p.158, A Vision For You   Go to page 158 in the Big Book
I've prayed to God on hangover mornings and sworn that I'd never touch another drop but by nine o'clock I'd be boiled as an owl."


5.
... drop him until he changes his mind.   BB p.95, Working With Others   Go to page 95 in the Big Book
If he is not interested in your solution, if he expects you to act only as a banker for his financial difficulties or a nurse for his sprees, you may have to drop him until he changes his mind.


6.
... drop in as often as we can.   BB p.162, A Vision For You   Go to page 162 in the Big Book
Those of us who travel drop in as often as we can.


7.
... drop the subject, but after a friendly ...   BB p.112, To Wives   Go to page 112 in the Big Book
If this kind of approach does not catch your husband's interest, it may be best to drop the subject, but after a friendly talk your husband will usually revive the topic himself.

8.
... drop the word "blame" from our speech ...   12&12 p.47, Step Four
Where other people were concerned, we had to drop the word "blame" from our speech and thought.


Passages from the Big Book Alcoholics Anonymous and the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions are reprinted with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.  The A.A. Preamble, copyright © The A.A. Grapevine, Inc., is reprinted with permission.  Permission to reprint does not in any way imply affiliation with or endorsement by either Alcoholics Anonymous or The A.A. Grapevine, Inc.

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