From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
SOONER occurs
5 times
(
Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... sooner got
the word 'spiritual' out of ...
12&12 p.153,
Tradition Five
I'd no
sooner got the
word '
spiritual' out of my
mouth
than he
pounced.
2.
... sooner or
later fail us, for they ...
12&12 p.53,
Step Four
If we
lean too
heavily on
people, they will
sooner or
later fail us, for they are
human, too, and cannot
possibly meet our
incessant demands.
3.
Sooner or
later the pink cloud stage ...
12&12 p.113,
Step Twelve
4.
Sooner or
later, you are likely to ...
BB p.113,
To Wives
Sooner or
later, you are
likely to find him
reading
the book once more.
5.
... sooner the
better.
BB p.141,
To Employers
If you are
sure your
man does
not
want to
stop, he may as
well be
discharged, the
sooner the
better.
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