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Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
BRAND occurs
9 times
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1.
... brand him
as an alcoholic.
BB p.92,
Working With Others
And be
careful not to
brand
him as an
alcoholic.
2.
... brand new
in life.
BB p.159,
A Vision For You
These
men had
found something
brand new in
life.
3.
... brand-new kind
of confidence is born, and ...
12&12 p.50,
Step Four
As we
persist, a
brand-new
kind of
confidence is
born, and the
sense of
relief at finally
facing
ourselves is
indescribable.
4.
... brand new
venture into open-mindedness.
12&12 p.68,
Step Six
If we would
gain any
real advantage in the use of this
Step on
problems other than
alcohol, we shall
need to
make a
brand new
venture
into
open-
mindedness.
5.
... brand of
education.
12&12 p.158,
Tradition Six
They'd be out with
lanterns looking for an
honest A.A. to
plump for their
brand of
education.
6.
... brand of
fire, only to emerge unharmed ...
12&12 p.146,
Tradition Four
Children of
chaos, we
have
defiantly played
with every
brand of
fire, only
to
emerge unharmed and,
we
think,
wiser.
7.
... brand of
spirituality while there is yet ...
BB p.128,
The Family Afterward
He may tell
mother, who has been
religious all her
life, that
she doesn't
know what it's all about, and that she
had
better get his
brand of
spirituality while there is
yet time.
8.
... brand or
his environment.
BB xxx(xxviii),
The Doctor's Opinion
He
changes his
brand or his
environment.
9.
... brand, people
became confused.
12&12 p.156,
Tradition Six
A.A. groups had their
fling at
education, and
when they
began to
publicly whoop up the
merits of this or that
brand,
people
became confused.
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