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... far.
BB p.53,
We Agnostics
2.
... far?
BB p.75,
Into Action
3.
... far.
BB p.110,
To Wives
4.
... far.
BB p.141,
To Employers
5.
... far above
150,000 recovered alcoholics.
BB xv,
Foreword to Second Edition
In that brief space, Alcoholics Anonymous
has mushroomed into nearly 6,000 groups whose membership is far above 150,000 recovered alcoholics.
6.
... far above
the average.
BB p.171,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
7.
... far advanced
as most of you fellows, ...
BB p.40,
More About Alcoholism
I reasoned I was not so far advanced as most of you fellows, that I had been usually successful in licking my other personal problems, and
that I would therefore be successful where you men failed.
8.
... far advanced,
there is scant chance of ...
BB p.34,
More About Alcoholism
9.
... far and
near.
BB p.161,
A Vision For You
10.
... far as
affiliation or endorsement, actual or ...
12&12 p.190,
Tradition Six (Long)
While an A.A. group may cooperate with anyone, such cooperation ought never to go so far as affiliation or endorsement, actual or
implied.
11.
... far as
affiliation or endorsement, actual or ...
BB p.564(566),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
While an A.A. group may cooperate with anyone, such cooperation ought never go so far as affiliation or endorsement, actual or
implied.
12.
... far as
alcohol is concerned, self-confidence was ...
12&12 p.22,
Step One
Then we had been told that so far as alcohol is concerned, self-confidence was no good whatever; in fact, it was a total liability.
13.
... far as
alcoholics are concerned, A.A. would ...
12&12 p.56,
Step Five
14.
... far as
faith was concerned.
12&12 p.30,
Step Two
15.
... far as
he likes in helping other ...
BB p.129,
The Family Afterward
Even if he displays a certain amount of neglect and irresponsibility towards the family, it is well to let him go as far as he likes in helping other alcoholics.
16.
... far as
I had gone.
BB p.10,
Bill's Story
But that was as far as I had gone.
17.
... far as
it went, but it didn't ...
BB p.68,
How It Works
18.
... far as
may be possible in a ...
12&12 p.87,
Step Nine
But all of them do require a complete willingness
to make amends as fast and as far as may be possible in a given set of conditions.
19.
... far as
memory will reach, we shall ...
12&12 p.81,
Step Eight
Then, as year by year we walk back through our lives as far as memory will reach, we shall be bound to construct a long list of people who have, to
some extent or other, been
affected.
20.
... far as
most of us ever got.
BB p.66,
How It Works
21.
... far as
the alcoholic is concerned, are ...
BB p.139,
To Employers
Drinking occasionally, and understanding your own reactions, it is possible for you to become
quite sure of many things which, so far as the alcoholic is concerned, are not always
so.
22.
... far as
we are concerned, it has ...
BB p.144,
To Employers
By no means do we offer it as the last word on this subject, but so
far as we are concerned,
it has worked with us.
23.
... far as
we are concerned, there is ...
BB p.132,
The Family Afterward
24.
... far as
we can see, except for ...
BB p.35,
More About Alcoholism
25.
... far as
we know, it is nowhere ...
12&12 p.65,
Step Six
So far as we know, it is nowhere on the record that
God has completely removed from any human being all his natural drives.
26.
... far as
you are concerned this will ...
BB p.143,
To Employers
While on the subject of confidence, can you adopt
the attitude that so far
as you are concerned this will be a strictly personal matter, that his
alcoholic derelictions, the treatment about to be undertaken, will never be discussed without his consent?
27.
... far better
job of living than he ...
12&12 p.118,
Step Twelve
28.
... far better
to let our friends do ...
12&12 p.181,
Tradition Eleven
Obviously, A.A. had to be
publicized somehow,
so we resorted to the idea
that it would be far better
to let our friends do this
for us.
29.
... far beyond
those things which were superficially ...
12&12 p.80,
Step Eight
We can go far beyond those things which were superficially wrong
with us, to see those flaws which were basic, flaws which sometimes were
responsible for the whole pattern of our lives.
30.
... far cry
from permanent sobriety and a ...
12&12 p.40,
Step Three
More sobriety brought about by the admission of alcoholism and by attendance at a few meetings is very good indeed, but it is bound to be a far cry from permanent sobriety and a contented, useful life.
31.
... far deeper
faith than mine.
12&12 p.153,
Tradition Five
32.
... far down
the scale we have gone, ...
BB p.84,
Into Action
33.
... far enough.
BB p.68,
How It Works
34.
... far exceed
their intended purpose.
12&12 p.65,
Step Six
Since most of us are born with an abundance of natural desires, it isn't strange
that we often let these far exceed their intended purpose.
35.
... far exceed
their proper functions.
12&12 p.42,
Step Four
36.
... far-fetched, for
this kind of thinking has ...
BB p.37,
More About Alcoholism
To us it is not far-fetched, for this kind of thinking has been characteristic of every single one of us.
37.
Far from
admitting he was an alcoholic, ...
BB p.39,
More About Alcoholism
38.
... far from
being a weakness, this dependence ...
12&12 p.39,
Step Three
39.
Far from
it.
BB p.149,
To Employers
Far from it.
40.
... far gone.
BB p.110,
To Wives
41.
... far greater
importance than the weight we ...
12&12 p.177,
Tradition Ten
We conceive the survival and spread of Alcoholics Anonymous
to be something of far greater importance than
the weight we could collectively throw back of any other cause.
42.
... far has
spoken of men.
BB p.104,
To Wives
43.
... far horizon,
beyond which we shall seek ...
12&12 p.100,
Step Eleven
Let us look now upon the sea and ponder what its mystery is; and let us lift our eyes to the far horizon, beyond which we shall seek all those wonders still unseen.
44.
... far in
any direction if he fails ...
BB p.127,
The Family Afterward
He is not likely to get far in any direction if he fails to show unselfishness and
love under his own roof.
45.
... far in
the opposite direction.
12&12 p.121,
Step Twelve
Upon entering A.A., these attitudes were sharply reversed, often going much too far in the opposite direction.
46.
... far inside
himself.
BB p.73,
Into Action
47.
... far lower
than average?
12&12 p.141,
Tradition Three
48.
... far more
His success than ours.
12&12 p.92,
Step Ten
As an insurance against "big-shot-ism" we can often check ourselves by remembering that we are today sober only by the grace of God and that any success we may be having is
far more His success than ours.
49.
... far more
importance was the fact that ...
BB p.180,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
Of far more importance was the fact
that he was the first living human with whom I had
ever talked, who knew what he was talking about
in regard to alcoholism from actual experience.
50.
... far more
specific than any direct guidance ...
12&12 p.60,
Step Five
While the comment or advice of others may be by no means infallible, it is likely
to be far more specific than any direct guidance we may receive while we are still so inexperienced
in establishing contact with a Power greater than ourselves.
51.
... far more
than a sound public relations ...
12&12 p.183,
Tradition Eleven
52.
... far more
visionary than the founding members ...
BB xxiii,
Foreword to Fourth Edition
Like so much of A.A.'s basic text, those words have proved to be far more visionary than the founding members could ever have imagined.
53.
... far off
balance.
12&12 p.121,
Step Twelve
54.
... far off
the beam.
12&12 p.112,
Step Twelve
55.
... far over
the Bridge of Reason toward ...
BB p.53,
We Agnostics
56.
... far removed
from central government, isn't it?
12&12 p.174,
Tradition Nine
57.
... far short
of such achievements as a ...
12&12 p.112,
Step Twelve
58.
... far superior
to yours.
BB p.93,
Working With Others
59.
... far the
greatest thing we have been ...
BB p.570(572),
Appendix III, The Medical View on A.A.
Dr. John F. Stouffer, Chief Psychiatrist, Philadelphia General
Hospital, citing his experience with A.A., said: "The alcoholics we get here at Philadelphia General
are mostly those who cannot
afford private treatment, and A.A. is by
far the greatest thing we have been able to offer them.
60.
... far, the
penalty is sure and swift; ...
12&12 p.130,
Tradition One
61.
... far to
seek; the great men and ...
12&12 p.99,
Step Eleven
We won't have far to seek; the
great men and women of all religions have
left us a wonderful supply.
62.
... far too
easy and superficial point of ...
12&12 p.113,
Step Twelve
We naturally congratulate ourselves on what later proves to be a far too easy and superficial point of view.
63.
... far too
much.
12&12 p.53,
Step Four
64.
... far too
smart for our own good.
12&12 p.29,
Step Two
65.
... far too
vital.
12&12 p.164,
Tradition Seven
66.
... far, upon
the total problem of several ...
BB xx,
Foreword to Second Edition
So far, upon the total problem of several million actual and potential alcoholics in the world,
we have made only a scratch.
67.
... far we
have progressed, desires will always ...
12&12 p.66,
Step Six
68.
... far we
have to go, for we ...
BB p.78,
Into Action
We must lose our fear of creditors no matter how far we have to go, for we are liable to drink if we are afraid to face them.
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