From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... expected.
12&12 p.75,
Step Seven
2.
... expected.
BB p.99,
Working With Others
In many homes this is a difficult thing to do, but
it must be done if any results are to be expected.
3.
... expected a
plea for clemency, but these ...
BB p.136,
To Employers
I still expected a plea for clemency, but these
words came through the receiver: "I
just wanted to tell you Paul jumped from a hotel window in Hartford last Saturday.
4.
... expected in
these uncertain times.
BB p.180,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
5.
... expected that
an alcoholic employee will receive ...
BB p.149,
To Employers
It is not to be expected that an alcoholic employee will receive a disproportionate amount of time and attention.
6.
... expected that
he'd soon get drunk -- for ...
12&12 p.143,
Tradition Three
He browbeat everybody, and everybody expected that he'd
soon get drunk -- for at the time, you see, A.A. was on the pious side.
7.
... expected to
carry this load day in ...
12&12 p.168,
Tradition Eight
Volunteer committeemen and assistants could be of great help, but they could not
be expected to carry this load day in and day out.
8.
... expected to
live long.
BB p.26,
There Is A Solution
In the doctor's judgment
he was utterly hopeless; he could never regain his position in society and he would have to place himself under lock and key or hire a bodyguard if he expected to
live long.
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