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From the books  ...  Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)

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APART   occurs   12 times    (Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... apart.   12&12 p.90, Step Ten
And at length our inventories become a regular part of everyday living, rather than something unusual or set apart.

2.
... apart.   12&12 p.174, Tradition Nine
It is the difference between the spirit of vested authority and the spirit of service, two concepts which are sometimes poles apart.


3.
... apart.   BB p.99, Working With Others   Go to page 99 in the Big Book
Sometimes it is to the best interests of all concerned that a couple remain apart.


4.
... apart?   BB xix, Foreword to Second Edition   Display entire Foreword to Second Edition
Would there be schisms which would split A.A. apart?


5.
... apart as a distinct entity.   BB xxx(xxviii), The Doctor's Opinion   Display entire Doctor's Opinion
This phenomenon, as we have suggested, may be the manifestation of an allergy which differentiates these people, and sets them apart as a distinct entity.

6.
... apart as never before.   12&12 p.130, Tradition One
The struggle for wealth, power, and prestige was tearing humanity apart as never before.

7.
... apart because of sheer self-righteousness while trying ...   12&12 p.176, Tradition Ten
Others fell apart because of sheer self-righteousness while trying to enforce upon the rest of mankind some millennium of their own specification.

8.
... apart by misunderstanding, tensions, or actual infidelity, ...   12&12 p.114, Step Twelve
We have sometimes seen families broken apart by misunderstanding, tensions, or actual infidelity, who are reunited by the A.A. way of life.


9.
... apart from divine help.   BB p.43, More About Alcoholism   Go to page 43 in the Big Book
As to two of you men, whose stories I have heard, there is no doubt in my mind that you were 100% hopeless, apart from divine help.


10.
... apart one night a week for a ...   BB p.159, A Vision For You   Go to page 159 in the Big Book
In addition to these casual get-togethers, it became customary to set apart one night a week for a meeting to be attended by anyone or everyone interested in a spiritual way of life.

11.
... apart that, if necessary, they can be ...   12&12 p.190, Tradition Six (Long)
Secondary aids to A.A., such as clubs or hospitals which require much property or administration, ought to be incorporated and so set apart that, if necessary, they can be freely discarded by the groups.


12.
... apart that, if necessary, they can be ...   BB p.564(566), Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition   Display entire Appendix I
Secondary aids to A.A., such as clubs or hospitals which require much property or administration, ought to be incorporated and so set apart that, if necessary, they can be freely discarded by the groups.


Passages from the Big Book Alcoholics Anonymous and the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions are reprinted with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.  The A.A. Preamble, copyright © The A.A. Grapevine, Inc., is reprinted with permission.  Permission to reprint does not in any way imply affiliation with or endorsement by either Alcoholics Anonymous or The A.A. Grapevine, Inc.

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