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Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
GAINED occurs
4 times
(
Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... gained access
to, and believes in, a ...
BB p.50,
We Agnostics
Every one of them has
gained access to, and
believes in,
a
Power greater than
himself.
2.
... gained confidence,
he felt it right to ...
12&12 p.186,
Tradition Twelve
As he
gained confidence,
he
felt it
right to
explain his new way of
life to
his
employer and
business associates.
3.
... gained some
measure of release from our ...
12&12 p.74,
Step Seven
By this
time in all
probability we have
gained
some
measure of
release
from our more
devastating handicaps.
4.
... gained some
understanding of the ancient words ...
12&12 p.166,
Tradition Eight
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