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CHIEF   occurs   10 times    (Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... chief activator of our defects has been ...   12&12 p.76, Step Seven
The chief activator of our defects has been self-centered fear -- primarily fear that we would lose something we already possessed or would fail to get something we demanded.

2.
... chief application to situations which arise in ...   12&12 p.90, Step Ten
Today's spot check finds its chief application to situations which arise in each day's march.

3.
... chief architect, standing in the ruins of ...   12&12 p.149, Tradition Four
Even the chief architect, standing in the ruins of his dream, could laugh at himself -- and that is the very acme of humility.

4.
... chief block to true progress.   12&12 p.49, Step Four
For pride, leading to self-justification, and always spurred by conscious or unconscious fears, is the basic breeder of most human difficulties, the chief block to true progress.


5.
... chief change was in the section of ...   BB xi, Preface   Display entire Preface
But the chief change was in the section of personal stories, which was expanded to reflect the Fellowship's growth.


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... chief initiative and active responsibility in most ...   BB p.574, Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form)   Display entire Appendix VII
VI. The Conference recognizes that the chief initiative and active responsibility in most world service matters should be exercised by the trustee members of the Conference acting as the General Service Board.


7.
... chief physician at a nationally prominent hospital ...   BB xxv(xxiii), The Doctor's Opinion   Display entire Doctor's Opinion
A well-known doctor, chief physician at a nationally prominent hospital specializing in alcoholic and drug addiction, gave Alcoholics Anonymous this letter:


8.
... chief psychiatrist of a large public hospital ...   BB p.163, A Vision For You   Go to page 163 in the Big Book
Arrangements were also made with the chief psychiatrist of a large public hospital to select still others from the stream of misery which flows through that institution.


9.
... Chief Psychiatrist, Philadelphia General Hospital, citing his ...   BB p.570(572), Appendix III, The Medical View on A.A.   Display entire Appendix III
Dr. John F. Stouffer, Chief Psychiatrist, Philadelphia General Hospital, citing his experience with A.A., said: "The alcoholics we get here at Philadelphia General are mostly those who cannot afford private treatment, and A.A. is by far the greatest thing we have been able to offer them.

10.
... chief source of strength.   12&12 p.39, Step Three
And far from being a weakness, this dependence was their chief source of strength.


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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