Word Analysis
"makes" in the Big Book
12
occurrences in 12 passages
By Chapter
Ch. 2: There Is a Solution3
Ch. 3: More About Alcoholism1
Ch. 5: How It Works1
Ch. 6: Into Action1
Ch. 7: Working with Others2
Ch. 9: The Family Afterward3
Ch. 11: A Vision for You1
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Chapter 2: There Is a Solution(3 passages)
None of us makes a sole vocation of this work, nor do we think its effectiveness would be increased if we did.
Chapter 2: There Is a Solution · Page 19Read in PDF →
We are equally positive that once he takes any alcohol whatever into his system, something happens, both in the bodily and mental sense, which makes it virtually impossible for him to
Chapter 2: There Is a Solution · Page 22Read in PDF →
Sometimes these excuses have a certain plausibility, but none of them really makes sense in the light of the havoc an alcoholic’s drinking bout creates.
Chapter 2: There Is a Solution · Page 23Read in PDF →
Chapter 3: More About Alcoholism(1 passage)
He has so attractive a personality that he makes friends with everyone.
Chapter 3: More About Alcoholism · Page 39Read in PDF →
Chapter 5: How It Works(1 passage)
God makes that possible.
Chapter 5: How It Works · Page 62Read in PDF →
Chapter 6: Into Action(1 passage)
He is under constant fear and tension—that makes for more drinking.
Chapter 6: Into Action · Page 73Read in PDF →
Chapter 7: Working with Others(2 passages)
He can choose any conception he likes, provided it makes sense to him.
Chapter 7: Working with Others · Page 93Read in PDF →
That often makes the difference between failure and success.
Chapter 7: Working with Others · Page 98Read in PDF →
Chapter 9: The Family Afterward(3 passages)
This makes for discord and unhappiness.
Chapter 9: The Family Afterward · Page 122Read in PDF →
Showing others who suffer how we were given help is the very thing which makes life seem so worth while to us now.
Chapter 9: The Family Afterward · Page 124Read in PDF →
makes the impasse worse.
Chapter 9: The Family Afterward · Page 127Read in PDF →
Chapter 11: A Vision for You(1 passage)
After a bit, he said, “The way you fellows put this spiritual stuff makes sense.
Chapter 11: A Vision for You · Page 159Read in PDF →