From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... country.
BB p.163,
A Vision For You
He had lived there but a few
weeks when he found that the
place probably contained more alcoholics per square mile than any city in the country.
2.
... country.
BB p.173,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
My next move was to take up the study of medicine, entering one of the largest universities
in the country.
3.
... country after
country where the A.A. seed ...
BB xxiii,
Foreword to Fourth Edition
In country after country where the A.A. seed was planted, it has taken root, slowly at first, then growing by leaps and bounds when literature
has become available.
4.
... country and
back, as my wife and ...
BB p.6,
Bill's Story
5.
... country and
entered as a Junior that ...
BB p.174,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
After many painful discussions,
they finally gave me my credits and I migrated to
another of the leading
universities of the country and entered as a Junior that Fall.
6.
... country and
many of its occupations are ...
BB p.17,
There Is A Solution
All sections of this country and many of its occupations are represented, as well as many political, economic, social, and religious backgrounds.
7.
... country and
see one of my prospects ...
BB p.36,
More About Alcoholism
8.
... country, les
Douze Etapes in another, but ...
BB xxii,
Foreword to Third Edition
The Twelve Steps that summarize the program may
be called los Doce Pasos in one country, les Douze Etapes in another, but they
trace exactly the same path to recovery that was blazed by
the earliest members of
Alcoholics Anonymous.
9.
... country, my
wife to applaud while I ...
BB p.3,
Bill's Story
10.
... country's number
one man.
12&12 p.122,
Step Twelve
11.
... country or
around the world.
BB xxiv,
Foreword to Fourth Edition
Taking advantage of technological advances, for example, A.A. members with computers can participate in meetings online, sharing with fellow alcoholics across the
country or around the world.
12.
... country treating
alcoholic and drug addiction.
BB xxvii(xxv),
The Doctor's Opinion
I say this after many years' experience as Medical Director of one of the oldest hospitals in the
country treating alcoholic and drug addiction.
13.
... country went
dry.
BB p.175,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
I think I must have been thoroughly scared by what
had happened, or by the doctor, or probably both, so that I did not touch a
drink again until the country went dry.
14.
... country where
drinking seemed to be a ...
BB p.172,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
After high school came four years in one of the best colleges in the country where
drinking seemed to be a
major extra-curricular activity.
15.
... country where
the A.A. seed was planted, ...
BB xxiii,
Foreword to Fourth Edition
In country after country where the A.A. seed was planted, it has taken root, slowly at first, then growing by leaps and bounds when literature
has become available.
16.
... country would
think we'd signed up with ...
12&12 p.158,
Tradition Six
Half the people in this
country would think we'd signed up with the drys, the other half would think we'd joined the wets.
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