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Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
YIELD occurs
4 times
(
Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... yield here
and there if the family ...
BB p.131,
The Family Afterward
At the very
beginning, the
couple ought to
frankly face the
fact that each will have
to
yield here and there if the
family is
going to
play an
effective part in the new
life.
2.
... yield more
satisfying and valuable rewards than ...
12&12 p.80,
Step Eight
3.
... yield to
a headlong assault powered by ...
12&12 p.40,
Step Three
They have
become persuaded, and
rightly
so, that many
problems besides
alcohol will not
yield to a
headlong assault powered by the
individual alone.
4.
... yield would
mean heartache.
BB p.70,
How It Works
It
quiets the
imperious
urge, when to
yield would
mean heartache.
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