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... trivial excuse
for taking the first drink.
BB p.37,
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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,
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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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