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... belief, any
picture of the alcoholic which ...
BB xxvi(xxiv),
The Doctor's Opinion
2.
... belief any
scheme of combating alcoholism which ...
BB p.101,
Working With Others
In our belief any scheme of combating alcoholism which proposes to shield the sick man from temptation is doomed to
failure.
3.
... belief in
and dependence upon God.
BB xvi,
Foreword to Second Edition
Though he could not accept
all the tenets of the Oxford Groups, he was convinced of the need for moral inventory, confession of personality defects, restitution to those harmed, helpfulness to
others, and the necessity of belief in and
dependence upon God.
4.
... belief in
ours.
BB p.162,
A Vision For You
We are greatly indebted
to the doctor in attendance there, for he, although it might prejudice his own work, has told us of his belief in ours.
5.
Belief in
the power of God, plus ...
BB p.13,
Bill's Story
Belief in the power of God, plus enough willingness, honesty and humility to establish and maintain
the new order of things, were the essential
requirements.
6.
... belief is
sure to come to you.
BB p.55,
We Agnostics
7.
Belief meant
reliance, not defiance.
12&12 p.31,
Step Two
8.
... belief: men
and women spared from alcohol's ...
12&12 p.31,
Step Two
9.
... belief now.
12&12 p.27,
Step Two
I can't say upon what occasion or upon what day I came to believe in a Power greater than myself, but I
certainly have that belief now.
10.
... belief that
this life is a vale ...
BB p.133,
The Family Afterward
We cannot subscribe to the belief that this life is a vale of tears, though it once was just that for many of us.
11.
... belief that
to satisfy our basic natural ...
12&12 p.71,
Step Seven
Nor do we enter into debate with the many who still so passionately cling to the belief that to satisfy our basic natural desires is the main object of life.
12.
... belief which
practically every alcoholic has -- that ...
BB p.32,
More About Alcoholism
Then he fell victim to a
belief which practically every alcoholic has -- that his long period of sobriety and self-discipline had qualified him to drink as
other men.
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