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DOUBT occurs 24 times [15 in BB ... 9 in 12&12] Definition in Merriam-Webster Online

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... doubt. BB We Agnostics, p.48

Everybody believes them without a murmur of doubt.

... doubt. BB The Family Afterward, p.135

The others must be convinced of his new status beyond the shadow of a doubt.

... doubt a fact that A.A. is full ... 12&12 Step Two, p.26

It's no doubt a fact that A.A. is full of people who once believed as I do.

... doubt about that. BB Into Action, p.72

There is doubt about that.

... doubt and prejudice. BB We Agnostics, p.45

We have shared his honest doubt and prejudice.

... doubt and said, "We don't know." BB We Agnostics, p.53

Hence we are at pains to tell why we think our present faith is reasonable, why we think it more sane and logical to believe than not to believe, why we say our former thinking was soft and mushy when we threw up our hands in doubt and said, "We don't know."

... doubt, asking only for direction and strength ... BB Bill's Story, p.13

I was to sit quietly when in doubt, asking only for direction and strength to meet my problems as He would have me.

... doubt by an immense experience, this is ... 12&12 Step One, p.21

Proved beyond doubt by an immense experience, this is one of the facts of A.A. life.

... doubt crept in. 12&12 Tradition Six, p.158

Then doubt crept in.

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... doubt he over-indulged. BB The Family Afterward, p.135

There was no doubt he over-indulged.

11.

... doubt, I may bring faith -- that where ... 12&12 Step Eleven, p.99

"Lord, make me a channel of thy peace -- that where there is hatred, I may bring love -- that where there is wrong, I may bring the spirit of forgiveness -- that where there is discord, I may bring harmony -- that where there is error, I may bring truth -- that where there is doubt, I may bring faith -- that where there is despair, I may bring hope -- that where there are shadows, I may bring light -- that where there is sadness, I may bring joy.

12.

... doubt if, in this respect, alcoholics are ... BB Into Action, p.81

We doubt if, in this respect, alcoholics are fundamentally much worse than other people.

13.

... doubt if many of them can do ... BB More About Alcoholism, p.33

We doubt if many of them can do it, because none will really want to stop, and hardly one of them, because of the peculiar mental twist already acquired, will find he can win out.

14.

... doubt in my mind that you were ... BB More About Alcoholism, p.43

As to two of you men, whose stories I have heard, there is no doubt in my mind that you were 100% hopeless, apart from divine help.

15.

... doubt in our minds what that advice ... 12&12 Step Five, p.60

The benefit of talking to another person is that we can get his direct comment and counsel on our situation, and there can be no doubt in our minds what that advice is.

16.

... doubt it. BB We Agnostics, p.49

We have no reason to doubt it.

17.

... doubt that a mighty purpose and rhythm ... BB Bill's Story, p.10

Despite contrary indications, I had little doubt that a mighty purpose and rhythm underlay all.

18.

... doubt that much good will result, but ... BB There Is A Solution, p.19

If we keep on the way we are going there is little doubt that much good will result, but the surface of the problem would hardly be scratched.

19.

... doubt the universe had a "first cause" ... 12&12 Step Eleven, p.97

No doubt the universe had a "first cause" of some sort, the God of the Atom, maybe, hot and cold by turns.

20.

... doubt we can always pause, saying, "Not ... 12&12 Step Ten, p.93

When in doubt we can always pause, saying, "Not my will, but Thine, be done."

21.

... doubt we shall point with pride to ... 12&12 Step Four, p.45

No doubt we shall point with pride to the good lives we thought we led before the bottle cut us down.

22.

... doubt whether you would have made much ... BB Working With Others, p.94

Tell him you once felt as he does, but you doubt whether you would have made much progress had you not taken action.

23.

... doubt you should discharge him. BB To Employers, p.147

If you are sure he doesn't mean business, there is no doubt you should discharge him.

24.

... doubt you're better taught in religious matters ... 12&12 Tradition Five, p.153

No doubt you're better taught in religious matters than I.

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