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1.
... certainly a power greater than you, who ...   12&12 p.27, Step Two
In this respect they are certainly a power greater than you, who have not even come close to a solution.

2.
... certainly all-or-nothing people.   12&12 p.161, Tradition Seven
Alcoholics are certainly all-or-nothing people.

3.
... certainly answer this question with a loud ...   12&12 p.129, Tradition One
We may certainly answer this question with a loud "No!"

4.
... certainly are not professional A.A.'s.   12&12 p.168, Tradition Eight
They are professional secretaries,(*) but they certainly are not professional A.A.'s.

5.
... certainly be given a long-term meaning.   12&12 p.69, Step Six
That word, in the mind of a rationalizing alcoholic, could certainly be given a long-term meaning.

6.
... certainly didn't appeal to us.   12&12 p.74, Step Seven
Character-building through suffering might be all right for saints, but it certainly didn't appeal to us.

7.
... certainly didn't look good.   12&12 p.152, Tradition Five
I had to agree with the doctor -- he certainly didn't look good.


8.
... certainly do not intend to.   BB p.39, More About Alcoholism   Go to page 38 in the Big Book
We have not lost everything in life through drinking and we certainly do not intend to.

9.
... certainly each genuine one has something in ...   12&12 p.106, Step Twelve
But certainly each genuine one has something in common with all the others.

10.
... certainly forgive our derelictions.   12&12 p.65, Step Six
If we ask, God will certainly forgive our derelictions.


11.
... certainly had me.   BB p.11, Bill's Story   Go to page 11 in the Big Book
If there was a Devil, he seemed the Boss Universal, and he certainly had me.


12.
... certainly hasn't done anything for me!"   BB p.56, We Agnostics   Go to page 56 in the Big Book
Our friend's gorge rose as he bitterly cried out: "If there is a God, He certainly hasn't done anything for me!"

13.
... certainly have that 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.


14.
Certainly he must keep sober, for there ...   BB p.82, Into Action   Go to page 82 in the Big Book
Certainly he must keep sober, for there will be no home if he doesn't.

15.
... certainly helped.   12&12 p.183, Tradition Eleven
The force of their cooperation has certainly helped.


16.
Certainly I was interested.   BB p.10, Bill's Story   Go to page 10 in the Big Book
Certainly I was interested.

17.
... certainly know the problem.   12&12 p.157, Tradition Six
He'd certainly know the problem.

18.
... certainly need to eliminate these hangovers.   12&12 p.88, Step Ten
If we would live serenely today and tomorrow, we certainly need to eliminate these hangovers.

19.
Certainly no alcoholic, and surely no member ...   12&12 p.71, Step Seven
Certainly no alcoholic, and surely no member of A.A., wants to deprecate material achievement.

20.
... certainly not going to hurry any.   12&12 p.69, Step Six
Sure, I'll head toward perfection, but I'm certainly not going to hurry any.


21.
... certainly selfish and foolish, I had been ...   BB p.7, Bill's Story   Go to page 7 in the Big Book
Best of all, I met a kind doctor who explained that though certainly selfish and foolish, I had been seriously ill, bodily and mentally.

22.
... certainly signs his own death warrant.   12&12 p.174, Tradition Nine
Unless each A.A. member follows to the best of his ability our suggested Twelve Steps to recovery, he almost certainly signs his own death warrant.

23.
... certainly there wasn't any evidence of a ...   12&12 p.97, Step Eleven
But certainly there wasn't any evidence of a God who knew or cared about human beings.

24.
... certainly understand and sympathize.   12&12 p.96, Step Eleven
Those of us who once felt this way can certainly understand and sympathize.

25.
... certainly we shall need bracing air and ...   12&12 p.98, Step Eleven
Most certainly we shall need bracing air and an abundance of food.

26.
... certainly will, "Yes, respecting alcohol, I guess ...   12&12 p.35, Step Three
But suppose that instinct still cries out, as it certainly will, "Yes, respecting alcohol, I guess I have to be dependent upon A.A., but in all other matters I must still maintain my independence.

27.
... certainly won't be the guy to land ...   12&12 p.159, Tradition Six
I certainly won't be the guy to land A.A. in big-time trouble, and this would really do it!"


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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