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ACQUIRED occurs
11 times
[8 in BB ... 3 in 12&12]
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1.
... acquired.
BB
There Is A Solution, p.28
We have
no desire to
convince anyone that there is
only
one way by which
faith can be
acquired.
2.
... acquired a
better attitude toward him, we ...
BB
Into Action, p.77
It may be he has
done us
more harm than we have
done him and,
though we may have
acquired a
better attitude toward him, we are
still not too
keen about
admitting our
faults.
3.
... acquired certain
ideas concerning a possible means ...
BB
The Doctor's Opinion, p.xxv
4.
... acquired much
actual humility.
12&12
Step Five, p.58
5.
... acquired some
ideas which he put into ...
BB
The Doctor's Opinion, p.xxvii
6.
... acquired such
a profound knowledge of the ...
BB
There Is A Solution, p.26
7.
... acquired the
habit of accurate self-appraisal.
12&12
Step Ten, p.89
8.
... acquired the
impeccable coat of tan one ...
BB
Bill's Story, p.4
I
acquired the
impeccable
coat of
tan one sees upon
the
well-to-do.
9.
... acquired the
rudiments of faith, and now ...
12&12
Step Three, p.38
So it is by
circumstance rather than by
any virtue that we have been
driven
to
A.A., have
admitted defeat, have
acquired the
rudiments of
faith, and
now want to
make a
decision to
turn our
will and our
lives over to a
Higher Power.
10.
... acquired, will
find he can win out.
BB
More About Alcoholism, p.33
11.
... acquired, would
keep him sober the rest ...
BB
More About Alcoholism, p.40
He was
positive that this
humiliating experience,
plus the
knowledge he had
acquired,
would
keep him
sober the
rest of his
life.
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