From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
WIN occurs
8 times
(
Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... win.
BB p.66,
How It Works
As in
war, the
victor only
seemed to
win.
2.
... win a
useless argument.
12&12 p.94,
Step Ten
3.
... win an
election, so it advertises the ...
12&12 p.181,
Tradition Eleven
4.
... win came
back.
BB p.4,
Bill's Story
5.
... win out.
BB p.33,
More About Alcoholism
We
doubt if many of them can do it, because
none will really
want to
stop, and
hardly one of them,
because of the
peculiar mental twist already
acquired, will find he can
win out.
6.
... win the
battle of life.
12&12 p.123,
Step Twelve
7.
... win the
entire confidence of another alcoholic ...
BB p.18,
There Is A Solution
But the
ex-
problem drinker who has
found this
solution, who is
properly
armed with
facts about
himself, can
generally win the
entire confidence of another
alcoholic in a few
hours.
8.
... win would
carry us through.
12&12 p.29,
Step Two
The will to
win would
carry
us through.
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