From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
EXPECTS occurs
3 times
(
Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... expects to
survive.
BB p.120,
To Wives
Your
husband will see at once that he
must redouble his
spiritual activities
if he
expects to
survive.
2.
... expects us
fully to eliminate our instinctual ...
12&12 p.65,
Step Six
3.
... expects you
to act only as a ...
BB p.95,
Working With Others
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.
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