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... firing line
of life with these motives ...
BB p.102,
Working With Others
2.
... firing line,
see the tragedies, the despairing ...
BB xxviii(xxvi),
The Doctor's Opinion
If any feel that as psychiatrists directing a hospital for
alcoholics we appear
somewhat sentimental, let them stand with us a while on the
firing line, see the tragedies, the despairing wives, the little children; let the solving of these problems become a part of their daily work, and even of their sleeping moments, and the
most cynical will not wonder that we have accepted and encouraged
this movement.
3.
Firing such
an individual may prove a ...
BB p.141,
To Employers
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