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From the books  ...  Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)

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STRONG   occurs   13 times    (Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... strong desire to retaliate in kind.   12&12 p.80, Step Eight
If our sex conduct is selfish, we may excite jealousy, misery, and a strong desire to retaliate in kind.

2.
... strong enough, self-righteously imposes its will upon ...   12&12 p.37, Step Three
Every such pressure group, if it is strong enough, self-righteously imposes its will upon the rest.


3.
... strong for the church, but that won't ...   BB p.157, A Vision For You   Go to page 157 in the Big Book
He interrupted: "I used to be strong for the church, but that won't fix it.


4.
... strong in other respects.   BB p.7, Bill's Story   Go to page 7 in the Big Book
It relieved me somewhat to learn that in alcoholics the will is amazingly weakened when it comes to combating liquor, though it often remains strong in other respects.


5.
... strong language -- but isn't it true?   BB p.38, More About Alcoholism   Go to page 38 in the Big Book
It's strong language -- but isn't it true?

6.
... strong logic, too, which "proved" there was ...   12&12 p.96, Step Eleven
Many of us had strong logic, too, which "proved" there was no God whatever.

7.
... strong maternal instinct to begin with, the ...   12&12 p.118, Step Twelve
And if she had a strong maternal instinct to begin with, the situation is aggravated.


8.
... strong opinions, perhaps prejudices.   BB p.139, To Employers   Go to page 139 in the Big Book
Whether you are a hard drinker, a moderate drinker or a teetotaler, you may have some pretty strong opinions, perhaps prejudices.

9.
... strong people were stalemated in the search ...   12&12 p.130, Tradition One
If strong people were stalemated in the search for peace and harmony, what was to become of our erratic band of alcoholics?


10.
... strong personal attachment to him, the employer ...   BB p.137, To Employers   Go to page 137 in the Big Book
Because of the employee's special ability, or of his own strong personal attachment to him, the employer has sometimes kept such a man at work long beyond a reasonable period.


11.
... strong reason -- ill health, falling in love, ...   BB p.21, There Is A Solution   Go to page 21 in the Big Book
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.


12.
... strong sentiment against any radical changes being ...   BB xi, Preface   Display entire Preface
Because this book has become the basic text for our Society and has helped such large numbers of alcoholic men and women to recovery, there exists strong sentiment against any radical changes being made in it.


13.
... strong warnings and the prejudices of my ...   BB p.1, Bill's Story   Go to page 1 in the Big Book
I forgot the strong warnings and the prejudices of my people concerning drink.


Passages from the Big Book Alcoholics Anonymous and the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions are reprinted with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.  The 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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