From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... expense.
BB p.74,
Into Action
2.
... expense account.
12&12 p.86,
Step Nine
Suppose, for instance,
that we have drunk up a good chunk of our firm's money, whether by "borrowing" or
on a heavily padded expense account.
3.
... expense account.
BB p.3,
Bill's Story
At the end of it, my reports
to Wall Street procured me a position
there and the use of a large
expense account.
4.
... expense account.
BB p.78,
Into Action
5.
... expense account
or that he has planned ...
BB p.145,
To Employers
He may, for example, reveal that he has padded his
expense account or that he
has planned to take your best customers away from you.
6.
... expense account
-- self esteem (fear); security.
BB p.65,
How It Works
My employer -- unreasonable, unjust,
overbearing; threatens to fire me for drinking and padding my
expense account -- self esteem (fear); security.
7.
... expense of
other people, and a tendency ...
BB p.125,
The Family Afterward
This is a condition which, in ordinary life, would produce untold grief; there might be scandalous gossip, laughter at the expense of other people, and a tendency to take advantage of intimate information.
8.
... expense of
others.
12&12 p.84,
Step Nine
While we may be quite willing to reveal the very worst, we must be sure to remember that we cannot buy
our own peace of mind at the expense of others.
9.
... expense will
later be deducted from his ...
BB p.143,
To Employers
If you propose such a procedure to him, it may be necessary to advance the
cost of treatment, but we
believe it should be made
plain that any expense will later be deducted from his
pay.
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