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Word Analysis

"worth" in the Big Book

10

occurrences in 10 passages

By Chapter

Ch. 2: There Is a Solution
1
Ch. 3: More About Alcoholism
1
Ch. 5: How It Works
1
Ch. 6: Into Action
1
Ch. 7: Working with Others
1
Ch. 8: To Wives
1
Ch. 9: The Family Afterward
1
Ch. 10: To Employers
3
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Chapter 2: There Is a Solution(1 passage)

But not so with the alcoholic illness, for with it there goes annihilation of all the things worth while in life.
Chapter 2: There Is a Solution · Page 18Read in PDF →

Chapter 3: More About Alcoholism(1 passage)

It may be worth a bad case of jitters if you get a full knowledge of your condition.
Chapter 3: More About Alcoholism · Page 32Read in PDF →

Chapter 5: How It Works(1 passage)

To the precise extent that we permit these, do we squander the hours that might have been worth while.
Chapter 5: How It Works · Page 66Read in PDF →

Chapter 6: Into Action(1 passage)

We are there to sweep off our side of the street, realizing that nothing worth while
Chapter 6: Into Action · Page 77Read in PDF →

Chapter 7: Working with Others(1 passage)

The story of how you and your wife settled your difficulties is worth any amount of criticism.
Chapter 7: Working with Others · Page 100Read in PDF →

Chapter 8: To Wives(1 passage)

This may take patient waiting, but it will be worth it.
Chapter 8: To Wives · Page 112Read in PDF →

Chapter 9: The Family Afterward(1 passage)

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 →

Chapter 10: To Employers(3 passages)

If he had these qualities and did not drink would he be worth retaining?
Chapter 10: To Employers · Page 140Read in PDF →
Is he worth salvaging?
Chapter 10: To Employers · Page 140Read in PDF →
If this presents difficulty, re-reading chapters two and three, where the alcoholic sickness is discussed at length might be worth while.
Chapter 10: To Employers · Page 140Read in PDF →