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From the books  ...  Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)

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HOLDS   occurs   3 times    (Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... holds a relatively unimportant job, can talk ...   BB p.146, To Employers   Go to page 146 in the Big Book
An alcoholic who has recovered, but holds a relatively unimportant job, can talk to a man with a better position.

2.
... holds no resentment over his reduced status, ...   12&12 p.135, Tradition Two
The elder statesman is the one who sees the wisdom of the group's decision, who holds no resentment over his reduced status, whose judgment, fortified by considerable experience, is sound, and who is willing to sit quietly on the sidelines patiently awaiting developments.

3.
... holds them together?"   12&12 p.130, Tradition One
What in Heaven's name holds them together?"


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