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... course. BB Bill's Story, p.2

Potential alcoholic that I was, I nearly failed my law course.

... course. BB To Employers, p.142

This may seem severe, but it is usually the best course.

... course. 12&12 Step One, p.21

Practically no one, of course.

... course. 12&12 Step Two, p.27

"This is only one man's opinion based on his own experience, of course.

... course. 12&12 Tradition Four, p.147

Beginning on the ground floor there would be a club; in the second story they would sober up drunks and hand them currency for their back debts; the third deck would house an educational project -- quite noncontroversial, of course.

... course." 12&12 Tradition Five, p.154

No place, of course."

... course a good doctor should always be ... BB To Wives, p.114

When they become too dangerous, we think the kind thing is to lock them up, but of course a good doctor should always be consulted.

... course ahead began to look easier. 12&12 Step Four, pp.47-48

But once over the first two or three high hurdles, the course ahead began to look easier.

... course all A.A.'s, even the best, fall ... 12&12 Step Twelve, p.112

Of course all A.A.'s, even the best, fall far short of such achievements as a consistent thing.

10.

... course an alcoholic ought to be freed ... BB The Doctor's Opinion, p.xxvii

Of course an alcoholic ought to be freed from his physical craving for liquor, and this often requires a definite hospital procedure, before psychological measures can be of maximum benefit.

11.

... course, and obtained employment as investigator for ... BB Bill's Story, p.2

I took a night law course, and obtained employment as investigator for a surety company.

12.

... course, any amends still neglected. 12&12 Step Ten, p.94

Here we need only recognize that we did act or think badly, try to visualize how we might have done better, and resolve with God's help to carry these lessons over into tomorrow, making, of course, any amends still neglected.

13.

... course, are fundamentally good acts, but often ... 12&12 Step Eleven, p.104

Such prayers, of course, are fundamentally good acts, but often they are based upon a supposition that we know God's will for the person for whom we pray.

14.

... course, be referred to your own doctor. BB To Employers, p.143

The matter of physical treatment should, of course, be referred to your own doctor.

15.

... course, because there is no other way. 12&12 Tradition Two, p.133

These are the growing group's hierarchy of service -- self-appointed, of course, because there is no other way.

16.

... course, can be so impossibly damaged that ... 12&12 Step Twelve, p.119

Compatibility, of course, can be so impossibly damaged that a separation may be necessary.

17.

... course create great havoc without in the ... 12&12 Step Eleven, p.104

Under such an illusion, he can of course create great havoc without in the least intending it.

18.

... course depending upon a doctor's advice. BB The Family Afterward, p.133

One of the many doctors who had the opportunity of reading this book in manuscript form told us that the use of sweets was often helpful, of course depending upon a doctor's advice.

19.

... course, for drinking, and for all kinds ... 12&12 Step Four, p.46

For most of us, self-justification was the maker of excuses; excuses, of course, for drinking, and for all kinds of crazy and damaging conduct.

20.

... course, going to be very happy. BB To Wives, p.117

If you and your husband find a solution for the pressing problem of drink you are, of course, going to be very happy.

21.

... course he couldn't drink, but why not ... BB A Vision For You, p.154

Of course he couldn't drink, but why not sit hopefully at a table, a bottle of ginger ale before him?

22.

... course he would have dinner, and then ... BB Bill's Story, p.9

Of course he would have dinner, and then I could drink openly with him.

23.

... course I can't take the job. 12&12 Tradition Six, p.158

"Of course I can't take the job.

24.

... course, I knew the law was not ... BB Bill's Story, p.2

By the time I had completed the course, I knew the law was not for me.

25.

... course I would! BB Bill's Story, p.12

Of course I would!

26.

... course, immense. 12&12 Step Eleven, p.98

The actual experience of meditation and prayer across the centuries is, of course, immense.

27.

... course, in all times and places have ... 12&12 Step Ten, p.88

More experienced people, of course, in all times and places have practiced unsparing self-survey and criticism.

28.

... course, is the end result of purposeful ... 12&12 Step Eight, p.79

This attitude, of course, is the end result of purposeful forgetting.

29.

... course, is the process by which instinct ... 12&12 Step Three, p.36

This, of course, is the process by which instinct and logic always seek to bolster egotism, and so frustrate spiritual development.

30.

... course, it is reasonable and understandable that ... 12&12 Step Eleven, p.103

Of course, it is reasonable and understandable that the question is often asked: "Why can't we take a specific and troubling dilemma straight to God, and in prayer secure from Him sure and definite answers to our requests?"

31.

... course it was. BB We Agnostics, p.52

Of course it was.

32.

... course, may conclude that they are indeed ... 12&12 Step Six, p.67

Some people, of course, may conclude that they are indeed ready to have all such defects taken from them.

33.

... course, mean just as much to uncounted ... BB Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition, p.561

A.A. can, of course, mean just as much to uncounted alcoholics not yet reached.

34.

... course, mean little. BB The Doctor's Opinion, p.xxvi

As laymen, our opinion as to its soundness may, of course, mean little.

35.

... course, most human beings don't suffer these ... 12&12 Step Six, p.66

Of course, most human beings don't suffer these defects at these rock-bottom levels.

36.

... course, my answer was 'My own sobriety ... 12&12 Tradition Five, p.152

"Of course, my answer was 'My own sobriety and a mighty happy life.'

37.

... course of action. BB To Employers, p.142

After satisfying yourself that your man wants to recover and that he will go to any extreme to do so, you may suggest a definite course of action.

38.

... course of action they carried out. BB A Vision For You, p.157

The two friends spoke of their spiritual experience and told him about the course of action they carried out.

39.

... course of admitting the things we have ... 12&12 Step Eight, p.81

We shall want to hold ourselves to the course of admitting the things we have done, meanwhile forgiving the wrongs done us, real or fancied.

40.

... course of his third treatment he acquired ... BB The Doctor's Opinion, p.xxv

In the course of his third treatment he acquired certain ideas concerning a possible means of recovery.

41.

... course of our existence? BB We Agnostics, p.54

Did not these feelings, after all, determine the course of our existence?

42.

... course of revisions made for the second, ... BB Preface, p.xi

Therefore, the first portion of this volume, describing the A.A. recovery program, has been left largely untouched in the course of revisions made for the second, third, and fourth editions.

43.

... course of vigorous action, the first step ... BB How It Works, p.63

Next we launched out on a course of vigorous action, the first step of which is a personal housecleaning, which many of us had never attempted.

44.

... course or be hopelessly lost. 12&12 Tradition Four, p.147

The A.A. group would have to stick to its course or be hopelessly lost.

45.

... course our friend was wrong -- dead wrong. BB The Family Afterward, p.135

Of course our friend was wrong -- dead wrong.

46.

... course, people turned away from us, bored ... 12&12 Step Ten, p.92

Of course, people turned away from us, bored or hurt.

47.

... course, ponder and weigh each instance carefully. 12&12 Step Eight, p.81

We should, of course, ponder and weigh each instance carefully.

48.

... course, quite optional so long as we ... BB How It Works, p.63

The wording was, of course, quite optional so long as we expressed the idea, voicing it without reservation.

49.

... course she did not, and the whole ... BB Into Action, p.79

Of course she did not, and the whole situation has long since been adjusted.

50.

... course, so I packed my grip and ... BB Doctor Bob's Nightmare, p.173

This went from bad to worse until sophomore spring when, after a prolonged period of drinking, I made up my mind that I could not complete my course, so I packed my grip and went South to spend a month on a large farm owned by a friend of mine.

51.

... course, soon on the carpet and the ... BB Doctor Bob's Nightmare, p.174

I was, of course, soon on the carpet and the upshot was that I had to go back for two more quarters and remain absolutely dry, if I wished to graduate.

52.

... course that isn't so, and such people ... BB To Employers, p.141

Of course that isn't so, and such people often may impose on you.

53.

... course, that the reader desires to stop. BB More About Alcoholism, p.34

We are assuming, of course, that the reader desires to stop.

54.

... course, that we are going to talk ... BB We Agnostics, p.45

And it means, of course, that we are going to talk about God.

55.

... course, that we had been given the ... 12&12 Tradition Four, p.147

This meant, of course, that we had been given the courage to declare each A.A. group an individual entity, strictly reliant on its own conscience as a guide to action.

56.

... course, that we had substituted negative for ... 12&12 Step Two, p.30

This all meant, of course, that we had substituted negative for positive thinking.

57.

... course, that we were still far off ... 12&12 Step Twelve, p.121

This all meant, of course, that we were still far off balance.

58.

... course, that your changed attitude plus the ... BB To Employers, p.144

You are betting, of course, that your changed attitude plus the contents of this book will turn the trick.

59.

... course the depressive and the power-driver are ... 12&12 Step Four, p.48

Of course the depressive and the power-driver are personality extremes, types with which A.A. and the whole world abound.

60.

... course, the familiar alcoholic obsession that few ... BB A Vision For You, p.155

He had, of course, the familiar alcoholic obsession that few knew of his drinking.

61.

... course, the family may look at their ... BB The Family Afterward, p.128

As soon as his sobriety begins to be taken as a matter of course, the family may look at their strange new dad with apprehension, then with irritation.

62.

... course, the often disputed question of whether ... 12&12 Step Six, p.63

Of course, the often disputed question of whether God can -- and will, under certain conditions -- remove defects of character will be answered with a prompt affirmative by almost any A.A. member.

63.

... course, the psychopaths who are emotionally unstable. BB The Doctor's Opinion, p.xxx

There are, of course, the psychopaths who are emotionally unstable.

64.

... course, the result was very bad, and ... BB Doctor Bob's Nightmare, p.178

Of course, the result was very bad, and that ended the beer experiment.

65.

... course the sponsor points out that our ... 12&12 Step Three, p.39

Of course the sponsor points out that our friend's life is still unmanageable even though he is sober, that after all, only a bare start on A.A.'s program has been made.

66.

... course, there couldn't be the slightest objection ... 12&12 Tradition Six, p.158

Of course, there couldn't be the slightest objection if such an association hired an A.A. member solely because of his public relations ability and his knowledge of alcoholism.

67.

... course, there is no pat answer which ... 12&12 Step Nine, p.87

Of course, there is no pat answer which can fit all such dilemmas.

68.

... course, there is such a thing as ... BB To Wives, p.108

Of course, there is such a thing as incompatibility, but in nearly every instance the alcoholic only seems to be unloving and inconsiderate; it is usually because he is warped and sickened that he says and does these appalling things.

69.

... course, there was a promoter in the ... 12&12 Tradition Four, p.148

Of course, there was a promoter in the deal -- a super-promoter.

70.

... course, they are willing to have a ... BB To Employers, p.146

After your man has gone along without drinking for a few months, you may be able to make use of his services with other employees who are giving you the alcoholic run-around -- provided, of course, they are willing to have a third party in the picture.

71.

... course, they would use the resources of ... 12&12 Tradition Six, p.157

Of course, they would use the resources of radio, press, and films to make their point.

72.

... course, this chapter refers to alcoholics, sick ... BB To Employers, p.149

Of course, this chapter refers to alcoholics, sick people, deranged men.

73.

... course, this isn't so at all. 12&12 Tradition Ten, p.177

Of course, this isn't so at all.

74.

... course, this won't do. 12&12 Step Six, p.69

Of course, this won't do.

75.

... course, to our various and sundry ideas ... 12&12 Step Six, p.68

Therefore, it seems plain that few of us can quickly or easily become ready to aim at spiritual and moral perfection; we want to settle for only as much perfection as will get us by in life, according, of course, to our various and sundry ideas of what will get us by.

76.

... course to take. BB Into Action, p.81

Though there may be justifiable exceptions, and though we wish to lay down no rule of any sort, we have often found this the best course to take.

77.

... course to take. BB Into Action, p.86

We may not be able to determine which course to take.

78.

... course, very ancient. 12&12 Step Five, p.56

This practice of admitting one's defects to another person is, of course, very ancient.

79.

... course, we all fall much below this ... BB Working With Others, p.99

Of course, we all fall much below this standard many times.

80.

... course we couldn't. BB We Agnostics, p.54

Of course we couldn't.

81.

... course we did. BB We Agnostics, p.54

But we believed in life -- of course we did.

82.

... course we finally did experiment, and when ... 12&12 Step Eleven, p.97

Of course we finally did experiment, and when unexpected results followed, we felt different; in fact we knew different; and so we were sold on meditation and prayer.

83.

... course, we have lost all perspective, and ... 12&12 Step Four, p.45

Here, of course, we have lost all perspective, and therefore all genuine humility.

84.

... course: We realized that the people who ... BB How It Works, p.66

This was our course: We realized that the people who wronged us were perhaps spiritually sick.

85.

... course, we sometimes encounter people who do ... BB Into Action, p.74

Of course, we sometimes encounter people who do not understand alcoholics.

86.

... course, we were glad that good home ... 12&12 Step Two, p.28

Of course, we were glad that good home and religious training had given us certain values.

87.

... course which had inspired such awe in ... BB Bill's Story, p.4

It was fun to carom around the exclusive course which had inspired such awe in me as a lad.

88.

... course, will want to go to the ... BB Into Action, p.74

Those of us belonging to a religious denomination which requires confession must, and of course, will want to go to the properly appointed authority whose duty it is to receive it.

89.

... course, you are at perfect liberty to ... 12&12 Tradition Nine, p.173

They even had to coin a couple of sentences which still go into half the letters they write: "Of course, you are at perfect liberty to handle this matter any way you please.

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