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... moderate.
BB p.112,
To Wives
2.
... moderate.
BB p.112,
To Wives
3.
... moderate, although
he may find it difficult ...
BB p.21,
There Is A Solution
If a sufficiently strong reason -- ill health, falling in love, change of environment,
or the warning of a doctor -- becomes operative, this man can also stop or moderate, although he may find it difficult and troublesome and may even
need medical attention.
4.
... moderate, because
their brains and bodies have ...
BB p.39,
More About Alcoholism
That may be true of certain
nonalcoholic people
who, though drinking foolishly and heavily at
the present time, are able to stop or moderate, because their brains and bodies have not
been damaged as ours were.
5.
... moderate drinker;
he may or may not ...
BB p.21,
There Is A Solution
He may start off as a moderate drinker; he may or may
not become a continuous hard drinker; but at some stage of
his drinking career he
begins to lose all control of his liquor consumption, once he starts to drink.
6.
... moderate drinker
or a teetotaler, you may ...
BB p.139,
To Employers
Whether you are a hard drinker, a moderate drinker or a teetotaler,
you may have some pretty strong opinions, perhaps prejudices.
7.
... moderate drinker,
you can take your liquor ...
BB p.139,
To Employers
8.
Moderate drinkers
have little trouble in giving ...
BB p.20,
There Is A Solution
9.
... moderate or
stop altogether, and some will ...
BB p.109,
To Wives
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