From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... considerably above
average; we forgot the immense ...
12&12 p.121,
Step Twelve
We forgot that most alcoholics in A.A. have an earning power considerably above average; we forgot the immense goodwill of our brother A.A.'s who were only too
eager to help us to better jobs when we deserved them; we forgot
the actual or potential
financial insecurity of every human being in the world.
2.
... considerably above
the average in intelligence.
BB p.172,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
3.
... considerably as
to why the alcoholic reacts ...
BB p.22,
There Is A Solution
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