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1.
... trivial excuse
for taking the first drink.
BB p.37,
More About Alcoholism
But there was always the
curious
mental
phenomenon
that
parallel
with our
sound
reasoning
there
inevitably
ran
some
insanely
trivial
excuse
for
taking
the
first
drink
.
2.
... trivial excuses
to drink.
BB p.120,
To Wives
In a
weak
moment
he may take your
dislike
of his
high
-
stepping
friends
as one of those
insanely
trivial
excuses
to
drink
.
3.
... trivial ones.
BB p.118,
To Wives
You and your
husband
will find that you can
dispose
of
serious
problems
easier
than you can the
trivial
ones
.
4.
... trivial reason
for having a drink.
BB p.42,
More About Alcoholism
They had said that though I did
raise
a
defense
, it would one
day
give
way before some
trivial
reason
for having a
drink
.
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Alcoholics Anonymous
and the
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