From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... relatively high,
we have some members who ...
12&12 p.114,
Step Twelve
Though the earning power of most A.A.'s is relatively high, we have some members who never seem to get on their feet moneywise, and still others who encounter heavy financial reverses.
2.
... relatively short
time to drift back into ...
BB p.175,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
I drank with moderation
at first, but it took me only
a relatively short time to drift back into the old habits which had wound up so disastrously before.
3.
... relatively unimportant
job, can talk to a ...
BB p.146,
To Employers
An alcoholic who has recovered, but holds a
relatively unimportant
job, can talk to a man with a better position.
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