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... among A.A.
members.
12&12
Tradition Ten, p.176
It could almost be said that
we were born with it, for, as one
oldtimer recently declared, "Practically
never have I heard a heated religious, political, or reform argument among A.A. members.
2.
... among Alcoholics
Anonymous is more than attending ...
BB
A Vision For You, p.161
3.
... among alcoholics,
one to the other.
12&12
Tradition Five, p.151
4.
... among alcoholics
which started in Baltimore a ...
12&12
Tradition Ten, p.178
The Washingtonian Society, a movement among alcoholics which started in Baltimore a century ago, almost discovered the answer to alcoholism.
5.
... among fellow
alcoholics and before the general ...
12&12
Tradition Twelve, p.187
Moved by the spirit of anonymity, we try to give up our natural desires for personal distinction as
A.A. members both among fellow alcoholics and before the general public.
6.
... among friends,
to be a worker among ...
12&12
Step Four, p.53
We have not once sought to be
one in a family, to be a friend among friends, to be a worker among workers, to be a useful member of society.
7.
... among grown-up
people, we would have to ...
12&12
Step Twelve, p.116
It became clear that if we ever were to feel emotionally secure among grown-up
people, we would have to put
our lives on a give-and-take basis; we would have to develop the sense of being in partnership or brotherhood with all those
around us.
8.
... among his
own acquaintances.
BB
To Wives, p.112
9.
... among his
patients and certain other alcoholics ...
BB
A Vision For You, p.163
And with such good effect that the doctor agreed to a test among his patients and certain other alcoholics from a clinic
which he attends.
10.
Among many
employers nowadays, we think of ...
BB
To Employers, p.136
Among many employers nowadays, we think of one member who has spent much of his life in the world of big business.
11.
... among newer
members, the proportion is nearly ...
BB
Foreword to Third Edition, p.xxii
Women now make up more
than one-fourth of the membership; among newer members, the proportion is nearly one-third.
12.
... among our
fellows in order to be ...
12&12
Step Twelve, p.124
Still more wonderful is the feeling
that we do not have to be specially distinguished among our fellows in order to be useful and profoundly happy.
13.
... among our
members.
BB
There Is A Solution, p.28
14.
Among our
rapidly growing membership of thousands ...
BB
Appendix II, Spiritual Experience, p.567
Among our rapidly growing membership of thousands of alcoholics
such transformations,
though frequent, are by no means the rule.
15.
... among our
western friends.
BB
A Vision For You, p.162
There are the same fast friendships, there is the same helpfulness to one another as you find among our western friends.
16.
... among ourselves,
"He wants to want to ...
BB
To Wives, p.109
17.
... among people
who seemed to understand, the ...
12&12
Step Five, p.57
When we reached A.A., and for
the first time in our lives stood among people who seemed to understand, the
sense of belonging was tremendously exciting.
18.
... among physicians,
the general opinion seems to ...
BB
The Doctor's Opinion, p.xxx
Much has been written pro and con, but among physicians, the general opinion seems to be that most chronic
alcoholics are doomed.
19.
... among self-examination,
meditation, and prayer.
12&12
Step Eleven, p.98
20.
... among the
alcoholics.
12&12
Tradition Four, p.148
21.
... among the
job categories of commercial organizations. ...
12&12
Tradition Eight (Note), p.169
(*) The work of present-day staff members has no counterpart among the job categories of commercial organizations. These A.A.'s
bring a wide range of business and professional experience to their service at The General Service Office.
22.
... among the
remainder, those who stayed on ...
BB
Foreword to Second Edition, p.xx
Of alcoholics who came to
A.A. and really tried, 50% got
sober at once and remained that way; 25% sobered up after some relapses, and among the remainder, those who stayed on with A.A. showed improvement.
23.
... among them.
BB
The Doctor's Opinion, p.xxviii
We feel, after many years of experience, that we have found nothing which has contributed more to the rehabilitation of these men than the altruistic movement now growing up among them.
24.
... among them.
12&12
Tradition Ten, pp.176-177
We live in the imminent possibility of a fresh holocaust to determine
how men shall be governed, and how the products of nature and toil shall be divided among them.
25.
... among them,
many in their teens.
BB
Foreword to Third Edition, p.xxii
Seven percent of the A.A.'s surveyed are less than 30 years of age -- among them, many in their teens.
26.
Among them
you will make lifelong friends.
BB
A Vision For You, p.152
27.
... among those
who occasionally land back in ...
BB
Appendix III, The Medical View on A.A., p.570
Even among those who occasionally land back in here again, we observe a profound change in personality.
28.
... among us.
BB
Bill's Story, p.15
29.
... among us.
BB
A Vision For You, p.153
Perhaps the best way of treating you to a glimpse of your future will be to describe the growth of the fellowship
among us.
30.
... among us
a fellowship, a friendliness, and ...
BB
There Is A Solution, p.17
But there exists among us a fellowship, a friendliness, and an understanding which is indescribably wonderful.
31.
... among us
and is immensely relieved when ...
BB
Working With Others, p.103
Every new alcoholic looks for this spirit among us and is immensely relieved when he
finds we are not witch-burners.
32.
Among us
are wives, relatives and friends ...
BB
To Wives, p.104
Among us are wives, relatives and friends whose problem has been solved, as well as some who have
not yet found a happy solution.
33.
... among us
has been able to maintain ...
BB
How It Works, p.60
34.
... among us
in many different forms.
BB
Appendix II, Spiritual Experience, p.567
The terms "spiritual experience" and "spiritual awakening" are
used many times in this book which, upon careful reading, shows that the personality change sufficient to bring about recovery from alcoholism
has manifested itself
among us in many different forms.
35.
... among us
of which it is a ...
BB
Bill's Story, p.15
We commenced to make many fast friends and a fellowship
has grown up among us of which it is a wonderful thing to feel a part.
36.
... among us
over such matters.
BB
There Is A Solution, p.28
37.
... among us
-- sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly.
BB
Into Action, p.84
38.
... among us
that upon this simple cornerstone ...
BB
We Agnostics, p.47
It has been repeatedly proven among us that upon this simple cornerstone a wonderfully effective
spiritual structure
can be built.(*)
39.
Among us,
these are rare occurrences.
BB
The Family Afterward, p.125
40.
... among us,
they can happen with you.
BB
A Vision For You, p.153
41.
... among us,
we should never belittle a ...
BB
The Family Afterward, p.133
Try to remember that though God has wrought miracles among us, we should never belittle a good doctor or psychiatrist.
42.
... among women
who knew her problem, to ...
BB
A Vision For You, p.160
Many a distracted wife has visited this house to find loving and understanding
companionship among women who knew her problem, to hear from the lips of their husbands what had
happened to them, to be advised how her own wayward mate might be hospitalized and approached when next he stumbled.
43.
... among workers,
to be a useful member ...
12&12
Step Four, p.53
We have not once sought to be
one in a family, to be a friend among friends, to be a worker among workers, to be a useful member of society.
44.
... among you.
Or will you?"
12&12
Tradition Three, p.142
"But," he asked, "will you let me join your group? Since I am the victim of
another addiction even worse stigmatized than alcoholism, you may not want
me among you. Or will you?"
45.
... among young
people everywhere.
BB
More About Alcoholism, p.33
We, who are familiar with the symptoms, see large numbers of potential alcoholics
among young people everywhere.
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