From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
EMPHASIZE occurs
4 times
(
Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... emphasize and
re-emphasize, to smash home upon ...
BB p.39,
More About Alcoholism
This is a
point we
wish to
emphasize and
re-
emphasize, to
smash home upon our
alcoholic readers as it has been
revealed to us out of
bitter experience.
2.
... emphasize the
principles we have been discussing.
BB p.87,
Into Action
If not
members of
religious bodies, we
sometimes
select and
memorize a few
set prayers which
emphasize the
principles we have been
discussing.
3.
... emphasize the
spiritual feature on our first ...
BB p.76,
Into Action
To some people we
need not, and
probably should not
emphasize
the
spiritual feature
on our
first approach.
4.
... emphasize, to
smash home upon our alcoholic ...
BB p.39,
More About Alcoholism
This is a
point we
wish to
emphasize and
re-
emphasize, to
smash home upon our
alcoholic readers as it has been
revealed to us out of
bitter experience.
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and the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
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