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... few.
BB p.148,
To Employers
The exceptions are few.
2.
... few A.A.'s
have ever worked the Twelfth ...
12&12 p.166,
Tradition Eight
This has always been so obvious that only a very few A.A.'s have ever worked the Twelfth Step for a fee.
3.
... few A.A.
meetings and at first decided ...
BB xx,
Foreword to Second Edition
4.
... few A.A.
members are left who deliberately ...
12&12 p.183,
Tradition Eleven
5.
... few alcoholics
have enough desire to stop ...
BB p.32,
More About Alcoholism
6.
... few are
fortunate enough to be so ...
BB p.19,
There Is A Solution
7.
... few, at
present, to handle the overwhelming ...
12&12 p.184,
Tradition Twelve
Its foreword made this revealing statement: "It is important that we remain
anonymous because we
are too few, at present, to
handle the overwhelming number of
personal appeals which
may result from this publication.
8.
... few, at
present to handle the overwhelming ...
BB xiii,
Foreword to First Edition
It is important that we remain anonymous because we are too few, at present to handle the overwhelming number of
personal appeals which
may result from this publication.
9.
... few bottles,
or cases, of liquor as ...
BB p.175,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
I knew everyone would buy a few bottles, or cases, of liquor as their exchequers permitted,
and that it would soon be gone.
10.
... few brief
moments of temptation the thought ...
BB p.57,
We Agnostics
Save for a few brief moments of temptation the thought
of drink has never returned; and at such times a great revulsion has risen up in him.
11.
... few can.
BB p.104,
To Wives
12.
... few, can
ignore the many, and can ...
12&12 p.93,
Step Ten
The idea that we can be possessively loving of
a few, can ignore the many, and can continue to fear or hate anybody, has to be abandoned, if only a little at a time.
13.
... few casual
apologies.
12&12 p.79,
Step Eight
14.
... few chapters
a number of sudden revolutionary ...
BB p.567(569),
Appendix II, Spiritual Experience
15.
... few conservative
dissenters among the alcoholics.
12&12 p.148,
Tradition Four
16.
... few days.
BB p.96,
Working With Others
17.
... few days
ago at this writing (1939).
BB p.163,
A Vision For You
18.
... few days
he was depressed about his ...
BB p.39,
More About Alcoholism
19.
... few days,
the news came in.
12&12 p.144,
Tradition Three
20.
... few days
this doctor suggests our approach ...
BB p.162,
A Vision For You
21.
... few did,
and when these laid hold ...
12&12 p.22,
Step One
But a few did, and when these laid hold of A.A. principles with all the
fervor with which the drowning seize life preservers, they almost invariably got well.
22.
... few distressing
failures, but in those cases ...
BB p.159,
A Vision For You
They experienced a few
distressing failures, but in those cases they made an effort to bring the man's family into a spiritual way of living, thus relieving much worry and suffering.
23.
... few do.
BB p.152,
A Vision For You
24.
... few doctors,
ministers, priests or hospitals.
BB p.89,
Working With Others
25.
... few drinks
-- drinks which they see others ...
BB xxix(xxvii),
The Doctor's Opinion
They are restless, irritable and discontented, unless
they can again experience the sense of ease and comfort which comes at once by taking a few drinks -- drinks which they
see others taking with impunity.
26.
... few drinks
now and then?
BB p.142,
To Employers
If he says yes, does he really mean it, or down inside does he think he is fooling you, and
that after rest and treatment he will be able to get away with a few drinks now and then?
27.
... few drinks
that night, and one bottle ...
BB p.180,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
He came and got me home and to bed, gave me a few drinks that night, and one bottle of beer the next morning.
28.
... few drunks
could ever get well on ...
12&12 p.152,
Tradition Five
I insisted that few drunks could ever get well on their own steam, but that in our groups we could do together
what we could not do separately.
29.
... few exceptions,
all of us had been ...
12&12 p.120,
Step Twelve
30.
... few exceptions,
our book thus far has ...
BB p.104,
To Wives
31.
... few exceptions
our members find that they ...
BB p.567(569),
Appendix II, Spiritual Experience
With few exceptions our
members find that they have
tapped an unsuspected
inner resource which they
presently identify
with their own conception
of a Power greater than themselves.
32.
... few excursions
into major publicity, which were ...
12&12 p.186,
Tradition Twelve
33.
... few full-time
secretaries hired.
12&12 p.161,
Tradition Seven
To save whole areas from turmoil, small offices had to be set up, telephones installed,
and a few full-time secretaries hired.
34.
... few hemorrhage
so badly that -- drained of ...
12&12 p.135,
Tradition Two
35.
... few hours.
BB p.18,
There Is A Solution
But the ex-problem drinker who has found this solution, who is properly
armed with facts about himself, can generally win the entire confidence of another alcoholic in a few hours.
36.
... few hours
at a time, so it ...
BB p.174,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
I soon discovered that a
couple of drinks would alleviate my gastric distress, at least for a
few hours at a time, so it was not at all difficult for me to return
to my former excessive
indulgence.
37.
... few hours
before I would be quite ...
BB p.176,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
Occasionally, I would yield to the morning craving, but if I did, it would be only a few hours before I would be quite unfit for work.
38.
... few hundred
dollars, and I would pay ...
BB p.5,
Bill's Story
Sometimes a small deal would net a few hundred dollars, and I would pay my bills at the bars and delicatessens.
39.
Few indeed
are the practicing alcoholics who ...
12&12 p.32,
Step Two
Few indeed are the practicing alcoholics
who have any idea how irrational they are, or seeing their irrationality, can bear
to face it.
40.
Few indeed
were those who, so assailed, ...
12&12 p.22,
Step One
41.
... few instances
has there been a lack ...
BB p.137,
To Employers
42.
... few instances
where people, who showed definite ...
BB p.32,
More About Alcoholism
We have heard of a few instances where people,
who showed definite signs of alcoholism, were
able to stop for a long period because of an overpowering desire to
do so.
43.
... few instances
where we have given these ...
BB p.73,
Into Action
44.
... few interruptions
for seventeen years.
BB p.177,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
45.
... few into
hundreds overnight.
12&12 p.186,
Tradition Twelve
Cleveland's Plain Dealer articles about us ran that town's membership from a few into
hundreds overnight.
46.
... few knew
of his drinking.
BB p.155,
A Vision For You
47.
... few knew
of it at first but, ...
BB p.145,
To Employers
Only a few knew of it at first but, within a short time, it was billboarded throughout the entire company.
48.
... few knew
of our drinking.
12&12 p.79,
Step Eight
49.
... few meetings
is very good indeed, but ...
12&12 p.39,
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.
50.
... few men
in this city have found ...
BB p.163,
A Vision For You
When a few men in this city have found themselves, and have discovered the joy of helping others to face life again, there will be no stopping until everyone in that town has had his opportunity to recover
-- if he can and will.
51.
... few months,
a finer intimacy than ever.
BB p.134,
The Family Afterward
52.
... few months
could seldom have been accomplished ...
BB p.567(569),
Appendix II, Spiritual Experience
What often takes place in a few months could seldom have been
accomplished by years
of self-discipline.
53.
... few months,
he saw that his predicament ...
BB p.154,
A Vision For You
54.
... few months,
the effect on a man's ...
BB p.99,
Working With Others
55.
... few months,
you may be able to ...
BB p.146,
To Employers
After your man has gone along without drinking for a
few months, you may be able to make use of his services with other employees who are giving you the alcoholic
run-around -- provided, of course, they
are willing to have a third party in the picture.
56.
Few muddled
attitudes have caused us more ...
12&12 p.56,
Step Five
57.
... few of
my alcoholic friends, who were ...
12&12 p.136,
Tradition Two
58.
... few of
the jobs which A.A. members ...
12&12 p.170,
Tradition Eight
59.
... few of
them.
12&12 p.113,
Step Twelve
60.
... few of
them may be, but with ...
12&12 p.65,
Step Six
61.
... few of
us can quickly or easily ...
12&12 p.68,
Step Six
Therefore, it seems plain that few of us can quickly or easily become ready to aim at spiritual and moral perfection; we want to settle for only as much perfection as will get us by in life, according, of course, to our various and
sundry ideas of what will get us by.
62.
... few of
us have had these growing ...
BB p.124,
The Family Afterward
63.
... few of
us would seriously think of ...
12&12 p.67,
Step Six
Nearly anyone could submit a good list of such defects as these, and few of
us would seriously think
of giving them up, at least until they cause us excessive misery.
64.
Few people
have been more victimized by ...
12&12 p.90,
Step Ten
65.
Few people
really are, for that means ...
BB p.10,
Bill's Story
Few people really are, for that means blind faith in the strange proposition
that this universe originated in a cipher
and aimlessly rushes nowhere.
66.
... few people
understand, meets our simplest daily ...
12&12 p.36,
Step Three
Silently and surely, electricity, that strange energy so few people understand, meets our simplest daily needs, and our most desperate ones, too.
67.
... few people
who know all about our ...
12&12 p.84,
Step Nine
We shall at once think of a few people who know all about our
drinking, and who have been most affected by it.
68.
... few people
will ask you to drink.
BB p.102,
Working With Others
69.
... few people
will sincerely try to practice ...
12&12 p.24,
Step One
The answer is that few people will sincerely try to practice the A.A. program unless they have hit bottom.
70.
... few rare
cases, neither he nor any ...
BB p.43,
More About Alcoholism
71.
... few realize.
BB p.23,
There Is A Solution
72.
... few seconds
he was overwhelmed by a ...
BB p.56,
We Agnostics
73.
... few set
prayers which emphasize the principles ...
BB p.87,
Into Action
If not members of religious bodies, we sometimes select and memorize a few set prayers which emphasize the principles we have been discussing.
74.
... few simple
requirements.
BB p.50,
We Agnostics
75.
... few simple
rules.
BB xxix(xxvii),
The Doctor's Opinion
On the other hand -- and strange as this may seem to those who do not understand -- once a psychic change has occurred, the very same person who seemed doomed, who had so many problems he despaired of ever solving them, suddenly finds himself easily able to control his desire for alcohol, the only effort necessary being that required to follow a few simple rules.
76.
... few skeletons
in the closet.
BB p.125,
The Family Afterward
77.
... few social
engagements.
BB p.105,
To Wives
78.
... few Steps
are harder to take than ...
12&12 p.55,
Step Five
79.
... few subjects
have been the cause of ...
12&12 p.166,
Tradition Eight
Despite this certainty, it is nevertheless true that
few subjects have been the
cause of more contention within our Fellowship than professionalism.
80.
... few such
experiences, often years before the ...
12&12 p.23,
Step One
After a few such experiences, often years before the onset of extreme difficulties,
he would return to us convinced.
81.
... few; that
we have been quite indifferent ...
12&12 p.92,
Step Ten
Most of us must admit that we
have loved but a few; that we
have been quite indifferent to the many so
long as none of them gave us trouble; and as for
the remainder -- well, we
have really disliked or
hated them.
82.
... few, to
whom this book will appeal, ...
BB p.34,
More About Alcoholism
83.
... few trusted
friends.
12&12 p.184,
Tradition Twelve
84.
... few twinges
of conscience until I saw ...
12&12 p.136,
Tradition Two
85.
... few weeks.
BB p.34,
More About Alcoholism
86.
... few weeks
he breaks both legs.
BB p.38,
More About Alcoholism
87.
... few weeks
that for which we struggled ...
BB p.118,
To Wives
We do not like the thought
that the contents of a book or the work of another alcoholic has accomplished in a few weeks that for which we struggled for years.
88.
... few weeks
when he found that the ...
BB p.163,
A Vision For You
He had lived there but a few
weeks when he found that the
place probably contained more alcoholics per square mile than any city in the country.
89.
... few were
disturbed and skeptical.
12&12 p.148,
Tradition Four
90.
... few women
in A.A., this chapter assumes ...
BB p.104,
To Wives (Note)
(*) Written in 1939, when
there were few women in A.A., this chapter assumes that the alcoholic in the home is likely to be the husband.
91.
... few women)
with quite similar social, ethnic, ...
BB xxiii,
Foreword to Fourth Edition
When the phrase "We are people who normally would
not mix" (page 17 of this book) was written in 1939, it referred to a Fellowship composed largely of men (and a few women) with quite similar social, ethnic, and economic backgrounds.
92.
... few words
on a subject which is ...
BB xxvii(xxv),
The Doctor's Opinion
There was, therefore, a sense of real satisfaction when I was asked to contribute a
few words on a subject which is covered in
such masterly detail in these pages.
93.
... few words
with the boss, but nothing ...
BB p.36,
More About Alcoholism
94.
... few years.
BB p.33,
More About Alcoholism
Potential female alcoholics often turn into the real thing and are gone beyond recall in a few years.
95.
... few years
ago, that the action of ...
BB xxviii(xxvi),
The Doctor's Opinion
We believe, and so suggested a few years ago, that the action of alcohol on these
chronic alcoholics is
a manifestation of an allergy; that the phenomenon of craving is
limited to this class and
never occurs in the average temperate drinker.
96.
... few years
before his time.
BB p.21,
There Is A Solution
97.
... few years,
but they found themselves as ...
BB p.33,
More About Alcoholism
Several of our crowd, men of thirty or less, had been drinking only
a few years, but they found themselves as helpless as those who had
been drinking twenty years.
98.
... few years
fortune threw money and applause ...
BB p.3,
Bill's Story
99.
... few years
he became so violent when ...
BB p.35,
More About Alcoholism
100.
... few years,
I developed two distinct phobias.
BB p.175,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
101.
... few years
in spite of friendly warnings.
BB p.37,
More About Alcoholism
102.
... few years
they had completely lost their ...
12&12 p.178,
Tradition Ten
When the Washingtonians became temperance crusaders, within a very few years they had completely
lost their effectiveness in helping alcoholics.
103.
... few years
with an alcoholic, a wife ...
BB p.81,
Into Action
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