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

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SUCCEED   occurs   5 times    (Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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... succeed because they could not make the ...   12&12 p.23, Step One
Many less desperate alcoholics tried A.A., but did not succeed because they could not make the admission of hopelessness.


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... succeed for a time, but he usually ...   BB p.101, Working With Others   Go to page 101 in the Big Book
If the alcoholic tries to shield himself he may succeed for a time, but he usually winds up with a bigger explosion then ever.


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... succeed in business, but saw that he ...   BB p.32, More About Alcoholism   Go to page 32 in the Big Book
He was ambitious to succeed in business, but saw that he would get nowhere if he drank at all.


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... succeed in interesting him in alcoholism.   BB p.112, To Wives   Go to page 112 in the Big Book
Thus you may succeed in interesting him in alcoholism.


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... succeed in observing them.   BB p.111, To Wives   Go to page 111 in the Big Book
We know these suggestions are sometimes difficult to follow, but you will save many a heartbreak if you can succeed in observing them.


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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