From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
REGAIN occurs
4 times
(
Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... regain his
position in society and he ...
BB p.26,
There Is A Solution
In the
doctor's
judgment
he was
utterly hopeless; he could
never
regain his
position in
society and he would have to place himself under
lock and
key or
hire a
bodyguard if he
expected to
live long.
2.
... regain self-control.
BB p.26,
There Is A Solution
He
wished above all things to
regain self-
control.
3.
... regain some
measure of virtue, it was ...
12&12 p.168,
Tradition Eight
They could
regain some
measure of
virtue, it was
thought, if they
worked for
A.A. real cheap.
4.
... regain their
health as readily as men ...
BB p.104,
To Wives
There is every
evidence that
women regain their
health as
readily as
men if they
try our
suggestions.
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