From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... 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
Since defective relations with other human beings have nearly always been the immediate cause of our woes, including our alcoholism, no field of investigation
could yield more satisfying and valuable
rewards than this one.
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 to
the morning craving, but if ...
BB p.176,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
Occasionally, I would yield to the morning craving, but if I did, it would be only a few hours before I would be quite unfit for work.
5.
... yield would
mean heartache.
BB p.70,
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