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Alcoholics Anonymous
(Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
(12 & 12)
straighten
straightened
straightway
STRAINED
occurs
3 times
(
Definition
from Merriam-Webster Online)
straining
strange
strangely
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1.
... strained, abnormal
condition.
BB p.122,
The Family Afterward
Cessation
of
drinking
is but the
first
step
away from a
highly
strained
,
abnormal
condition
.
2.
... strained relations.
BB p.98,
Working With Others
Now, the
domestic
problem
: There may be
divorce
,
separation
, or just
strained
relations
.
3.
... strained the
patience of our best friends ...
12&12 p.78,
Step Eight
We've
repeatedly
strained
the
patience
of our
best
friends
to a
snapping
point
, and have brought out the very
worst
in those who didn't
think
much of us to
begin
with.
Passages from the Big Book
Alcoholics Anonymous
and the
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
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A.A. Preamble
, copyright © The A.A. Grapevine, Inc., is reprinted with permission. Permission to reprint does not in any way imply affiliation with or endorsement by either Alcoholics Anonymous or The A.A. Grapevine, Inc.
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