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... brought.
12&12
Step Twelve, p.120
When our drinking had become much worse, money was only an urgent requirement which
could supply us with the next
drink and the temporary comfort of oblivion it brought.
2.
... brought a
disturbing reflection.
12&12
Step Five, p.59
3.
... brought a
measure of humility, which we ...
12&12
Step Seven, p.75
4.
... brought a
rush of 800 frantic inquiries ...
BB
Foreword to Second Edition, p.xviii
This brought a rush of 800 frantic inquiries into the little New York office which meanwhile had
been established.
5.
... brought about
by himself alone.
BB
Appendix II, Spiritual Experience, p.567
He finally realizes that
he has undergone a profound alteration in
his reaction to life; that
such a change could hardly have been brought about by
himself alone.
6.
... brought about
by the admission of alcoholism ...
12&12
Step Three, p.39
More sobriety brought about by the admission of
alcoholism and by attendance at a few meetings is very good indeed, but it is bound to be a far cry from permanent sobriety and a contented,
useful life.
7.
... brought about
by the world's best professionals, ...
12&12
Tradition Eight, p.166
Almost no recovery from alcoholism
has ever been brought about by
the world's best professionals, whether
medical or religious.
8.
... brought about
by years of alcoholism.
12&12
Step Twelve, p.117
To a surprising extent,
A.A. has offset the damage to family life brought about by years of alcoholism.
9.
... brought him
to the point of divorce ...
BB
More About Alcoholism, p.35
Friends who have reasoned
with him after a spree which
has brought him to the point of
divorce or bankruptcy
are mystified when he walks directly into a saloon.
10.
... brought him
to the point of self-destruction.
BB
We Agnostics, p.56
Post-war disillusionment, ever more serious alcoholism, impending mental and physical collapse, brought him to the point of self-destruction.
11.
... brought him
to the point where he ...
BB
To Wives, pp.118-119
Your husband will be the first to say it was your devotion and care which brought him to the point where he
could have a spiritual experience.
12.
... brought home
-- our husbands thought we were ...
BB
To Wives, p.106
The bill collectors, the
sheriffs, the angry taxi drivers, the policemen, the bums, the pals, and even the ladies they sometimes brought home -- our husbands thought we were so
inhospitable.
13.
... brought immediate
and practical results.
12&12
Step One, p.23
14.
... brought in
by a physician prominent in ...
BB
The Doctor's Opinion, p.xxxi
When I need a mental uplift, I often think of another case brought in by a physician prominent in New York.
15.
... brought in
more money, leaving us with ...
BB
Bill's Story, p.3
The exercise of an option
brought in more money, leaving us with a profit of several thousand dollars for that year.
16.
... brought in
to be treated for chronic ...
BB
The Doctor's Opinion, p.xxxi
17.
... brought into
a way of living infinitely ...
BB
More About Alcoholism, pp.42-43
I have since been brought into a way of living infinitely more satisfying and, I hope, more useful than the life I lived before.
18.
... brought lustre
to tired eyes and fresh ...
BB
We Agnostics, p.53
The outlines and the promise of the New Land had brought lustre to tired eyes and fresh courage to flagging spirits.
19.
... brought many
of us an inner strength ...
12&12
Step Twelve, p.116
These were the new attitudes
that finally brought many of us an inner strength and peace that could
not be deeply shaken by the
shortcomings of others
or by any calamity not of our
own making.
20.
... brought opportunities
for still more recognition.
12&12
Tradition Twelve, p.187
21.
... brought out
the very worst in those ...
12&12
Step Eight, p.78
We've repeatedly strained the patience of
our best friends to a snapping point, and have brought out the very worst in those who didn't think much of us to begin with.
22.
... brought recovery
to those of many different ...
BB
Foreword to Third Edition, p.xxii
The basic principles of
the A.A. program, it appears, hold good for individuals with many different lifestyles, just as the program has brought recovery to those of many different nationalities.
23.
... brought strength
out of weakness.
12&12
Step Seven, p.75
24.
... brought the
pay envelopes home.
BB
To Wives, pp.105-106
25.
... brought to
me.
BB
The Doctor's Opinion, p.xxxi
26.
... brought to
where we stood by a ...
BB
We Agnostics, p.53
27.
... brought up
a particular idea of Him ...
BB
We Agnostics, p.45
To others, the word "God" brought up
a particular idea of Him
with which someone had tried
to impress them during childhood.
28.
... brought us
misfortune we felt we didn't ...
BB
How It Works, p.67
29.
... brought us
so far.
BB
We Agnostics, p.53
30.
... brought us
to physical, moral, and spiritual ...
12&12
Step Twelve, p.107
Beginning with Step Four, we commenced to search out the things in ourselves which
had brought us to physical,
moral, and spiritual bankruptcy.
31.
... brought us
to this apparently impractical principle?
12&12
Tradition Two, p.132
32.
... brought us
to where we stand today.
12&12
Tradition Four, p.146
These very deviations created a vast process of trial and error which, under the grace of God, has brought us to where we stand today.
33.
... brought us
within reach of our highest ...
12&12
Tradition Six, p.156
34.
... brought with
it very severe growing pains.
12&12
Foreword, p.17
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