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Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
ACQUAINTANCE occurs
7 times
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1.
... acquaintance and
his family.
BB p.161,
A Vision For You
He and his
wife would
leave
elated by the
thought of
what they could
now do for some
stricken acquaintance and his
family.
2.
... acquaintance and
would have a lonely week-end.
BB p.154,
A Vision For You
Unless he
took some
drinks, he might not have the
courage to
scrape an
acquaintance and would have a
lonely week-
end.
3.
... acquaintance for
a close-mouthed, understanding friend.
BB p.74,
Into Action
If we cannot or would
rather not do this, we
search our
acquaintance for a
close-
mouthed,
understanding friend.
4.
... acquaintance stuck
a tousled and aching head ...
12&12 p.162,
Tradition Seven
Just then an
old acquaintance stuck a
tousled and
aching head in the
door.
5.
... acquaintance, the
lawyer and the devil-may-care chap.
BB p.159,
A Vision For You
6.
... acquaintance who
had heard the good news.
BB p.158,
A Vision For You
He
came through an
acquaintance who had
heard the
good news.
7.
... acquaintance with
humility as a way of ...
12&12 p.70,
Step Seven
Many people haven't
even a
nodding acquaintance with
humility as a
way of
life.
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