ALREADY in Big Book Alcoholics Anonymous, 12 Steps and 12 Traditions

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... already. BB p.147, To Employers

But you should feel under no obligation to keep him on, for your obligation has been well discharged already.

... already. BB p.158, A Vision For You

His wife came, scarcely daring to be hopeful, though she thought she saw something different about her husband already.

Already a willingness has been achieved to ... 12&12 p.35, Step Three

Already a willingness has been achieved to cast out one's own will and one's own ideas about the alcohol problem in favor of those suggested by A.A.

... already acquired, will find he can win ... BB p.33, More About Alcoholism

We doubt if many of them can do it, because none will really want to stop, and hardly one of them, because of the peculiar mental twist already acquired, will find he can win out.

... already admitted this in confidence to another ... BB p.78, Into Action

We have already admitted this in confidence to another person, but we are sure we would be imprisoned or lose our job if it were known.

... already arrived in practically every case long ... BB p.24, There Is A Solution

This tragic situation has already arrived in practically every case long before it is suspected.

... already be asking -- "What do I have ... BB p.20, There Is A Solution

If you are an alcoholic who wants to get over it, you may already be asking -- "What do I have to do?"

... already be confused. BB p.93, Working With Others

There is no use arousing any prejudice he may have against certain theological terms and conceptions about which he may already be confused.

... already been obliged to put him away. BB p.110, To Wives

Maybe you have already been obliged to put him away.

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... already been said about receiving strength, inspiration, ... BB p.85, Into Action

Much has already been said about receiving strength, inspiration, and direction from Him who has all knowledge and power.

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... already committed to an institution, but can ... BB p.114, To Wives

If he is already committed to an institution, but can convince you and your doctor that he means business, give him a chance to try our method, unless the doctor thinks his mental condition too abnormal or dangerous.

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Already," continues the early text "twos and ... BB xv, Foreword to Second Edition

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Already," continues the early text "twos and threes and fives of us have sprung up in other communities."

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... already done this when taking moral inventory, ... 12&12 p.77, Step Eight

To a degree, he has already done this when taking moral inventory, but now the time has come when he ought to redouble his efforts to see how many people he has hurt, and in what ways.

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... already has the advantage of knowing something ... 12&12 p.61, Step Five

Besides, your sponsor already has the advantage of knowing something about your case.

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... already have asked yourself why it is ... BB p.20, There Is A Solution

You may already have asked yourself why it is that all of us became so very ill from drinking.

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... already have had it several times. BB p.116, To Wives

Or you may already have had it several times.

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... already knew of a total of half ... 12&12 p.164, Tradition Seven

They pointed out that the Foundation board already knew of a total of half a million dollars set aside for A.A. in the wills of people still alive.

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... already knows. BB p.93, Working With Others

In that case he is going to wonder how you can add anything to what he already knows.

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... already lost the power to choose whether ... BB p.34, More About Alcoholism

Whether such a person can quit upon a nonspiritual basis depends upon the extent to which he has already lost the power to choose whether he will drink or not.

20.

... already made a decision, and an inventory ... BB p.71, How It Works

If you have already made a decision, and an inventory of your grosser handicaps, you have made a good beginning.

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... already often become conscious of God as ... 12&12 p.62, Step Five

And even those who had faith already often become conscious of God as they never were before.

22.

... already passed up many a fine chance ... 12&12 p.85, Step Nine

Or we may just procrastinate, telling ourselves the time is not yet, when in reality we have already passed up many a fine chance to right a serious wrong.

23.

... already possessed or would fail to get ... 12&12 p.76, Step Seven

The chief activator of our defects has been self-centered fear -- primarily fear that we would lose something we already possessed or would fail to get something we demanded.

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... already thought they should be helped. 12&12 p.102, Step Eleven

Our immediate temptation will be to ask for specific solutions to specific problems, and for the ability to help other people as we have already thought they should be helped.

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... already told you, made him a free ... BB p.28, There Is A Solution

Here was the terrible dilemma in which our friend found himself when he had the extraordinary experience, which as we have already told you, made him a free man.

26.

... already true. BB p.162, A Vision For You

To some extent this is already true.

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... already walked far over the Bridge of ... BB p.53, We Agnostics

Some of us had already walked far over the Bridge of Reason toward the desired shore of faith.

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