From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... draw a
sober breath.
BB p.4,
Bill's Story
Mercifully, no one could guess that I was to
have no real employment for five years, or hardly draw a sober breath.
2.
... draw conclusions.
BB p.53,
We Agnostics
It is not by chance we were given the power to reason, to examine the evidence of our senses, and
to draw conclusions.
3.
... draw from
A.A. experience, that we surely ...
12&12 p.73,
Step Seven
But again we are driven on
by the inescapable conclusion which we draw
from A.A. experience, that
we surely must try with a will, or else fall by the wayside.
4.
... draw his
own conclusion.
BB p.92,
Working With Others
5.
... draw more
and more into yourself and ...
BB p.114,
To Wives
You draw more and more into yourself and you think everyone is talking about conditions
at your home.
6.
... draw near
others, or we were apt ...
12&12 p.57,
Step Five
Either we were shy, and dared not draw near others, or we were apt to be noisy good fellows craving attention and companionship, but never getting it -- at least to our way of thinking.
7.
... draw the
book to the attention of ...
BB p.144,
To Employers
We suggest you draw the book to the attention of the
doctor who is to attend
your patient during treatment.
8.
... draw this
fallacious reasoning to the attention ...
BB p.23,
There Is A Solution
If you draw this fallacious reasoning
to the attention of an alcoholic, he will laugh it off, or become irritated and refuse to talk.
9.
... draw up
a balance sheet for the ...
12&12 p.93,
Step Ten
When evening comes, perhaps just before going to sleep, many of us draw up a balance sheet for the day.
10.
... draw votes.
12&12 p.181,
Tradition Eleven
A political party wishes to win an election, so it advertises the virtues
of its leadership to
draw votes.
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