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Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
FOUNDATION occurs
43 times
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1.
... foundation?
BB p.75,
Into Action
Have we
skimped on the
cement put into the
foundation?
2.
... Foundation a
dollar apiece, and here I ...
12&12 p.163,
Tradition Seven
3.
... Foundation a
sum of ten thousand dollars.
12&12 p.164,
Tradition Seven
When her will was
read, it was
discovered she had
left Alcoholics Anonymous
in
trust with the
Alcoholic Foundation a
sum of
ten thousand dollars.
4.
... Foundation(*), A.A.'s
headquarters in New York, wanting ...
12&12 p.148,
Tradition Four
They
wrote the
Foundation(*),
A.A.'s
headquarters in
New
York,
wanting to
know about this
sort of
streamlining.
5.
... Foundation(*) and
intergroup offices, we couldn't employ ...
12&12 p.168,
Tradition Eight
At the
Foundation(*) and
intergroup offices, we
couldn't
employ nonalcoholics as
secretaries; we had to have people who
knew the
A.A. pitch.
6.
... Foundation board
already knew of a total ...
12&12 p.164,
Tradition Seven
They
pointed out that the
Foundation board already
knew of a
total of
half a
million dollars set aside for
A.A. in the
wills of people still
alive.
7.
... Foundation Board,(*)
nor the humblest group committee ...
12&12 p.173,
Tradition Nine
8.
... Foundation's financial
policy.
12&12 p.165,
Tradition Seven
9.
... Foundation for
a charter.
12&12 p.148,
Tradition Four
They
understood that the
elders, just to
nail things
down
good, were about to
apply to the
Foundation for a
charter.
10.
... foundation for
life.
12&12 p.98,
Step Eleven
But when they are
logically related and
interwoven,
the
result is an
unshakable foundation for
life.
11.
... Foundation, Inc.,
was changed to the General ...
12&12 p.140,
Tradition Three (Note)
(*) In
1954, the
name of the
Alcoholic Foundation,
Inc., was
changed to the
General Service Board of
Alcoholics Anonymous, Inc., and the
Foundation office is now the
General Service Office.
12.
... Foundation, Inc.,
was changed to the General ...
12&12 p.148,
Tradition Four (Note)
(*) In
1954, the
name of the
Alcoholic Foundation,
Inc., was
changed to the
General Service Board of
Alcoholics Anonymous, Inc., and the
Foundation office is now the
General Service Office.
13.
... Foundation, Inc.,
was changed to the General ...
12&12 p.162,
Tradition Seven (Note)
(*) In
1954, the
name of the
Alcoholic Foundation,
Inc., was
changed to the
General Service Board of
Alcoholics Anonymous, Inc., and the
Foundation office is now the
General Service Office.
14.
... Foundation, Inc.,
was changed to the General ...
12&12 p.168,
Tradition Eight (Note)
(*) In
1954, the
name of the
Alcoholic Foundation,
Inc., was
changed to the
General Service Board of
Alcoholics Anonymous, Inc., and the
Foundation office is now the
General Service Office.
15.
... Foundation, Inc.,
was changed to the General ...
12&12 p.173,
Tradition Nine (Note)
(*) In
1954, the
name of the
Alcoholic Foundation,
Inc., was
changed to the
General Service Board of
Alcoholics Anonymous, Inc., and the
Foundation office is now the
General Service Office.
16.
... Foundation, Inc.,
was changed to the General ...
12&12 p.182,
Tradition Eleven (Note)
(*) In
1954, the
name of the
Alcoholic Foundation,
Inc., was
changed to the
General Service Board of
Alcoholics Anonymous, Inc., and the
Foundation office is now the
General Service Office.
17.
... Foundation is
wealthy -- why should I bother?"
12&12 p.164,
Tradition Seven
Relieved of
responsibility, every
alcoholic would
shrug and
say, "
Oh, the
Foundation is
wealthy -- why should I
bother?"
18.
... Foundation(*) letterbox
in New York.
12&12 p.162,
Tradition Seven
19.
Foundation obtained
money from outside sources, its ...
12&12 p.164,
Tradition Seven
20.
... foundation of
all our traditions, ever reminding ...
12&12 p.184,
Tradition Twelve
"
Anonymity is the
spiritual foundation of all
our
traditions, ever
reminding us to place
principles before
personalities."
21.
... foundation of
all our Traditions, ever reminding ...
BB p.562(564),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
22.
... foundation of
complete willingness I might build ...
BB p.12,
Bill's Story
Upon a
foundation of
complete willingness I
might
build what I saw in my
friend.
23.
... foundation of
his life will have to ...
12&12 p.50,
Step Four
By now the
newcomer has
probably arrived at the
following conclusions: that his
character defects,
representing instincts gone astray, have been the
primary cause of his
drinking and his
failure
at
life; that
unless he is
now
willing to
work hard at the
elimination of
the
worst of these
defects, both
sobriety and
peace of
mind will still
elude him; that all the
faulty
foundation of his
life will
have to be
torn out and
built
anew on
bedrock.
24.
... foundation of
them all.
12&12 p.184,
Tradition Twelve
25.
... Foundation office.
12&12 p.149,
Tradition Four
The
head promoter wrote the
Foundation office.
26.
... Foundation office(*)
asked each group to send ...
12&12 p.140,
Tradition Three
27.
... Foundation office
is now the General Service ...
12&12 p.140,
Tradition Three (Note)
(*) In
1954, the
name of the
Alcoholic Foundation,
Inc., was
changed to the
General Service Board of
Alcoholics Anonymous, Inc., and the
Foundation office is now the
General Service Office.
28.
... Foundation office
is now the General Service ...
12&12 p.148,
Tradition Four (Note)
(*) In
1954, the
name of the
Alcoholic Foundation,
Inc., was
changed to the
General Service Board of
Alcoholics Anonymous, Inc., and the
Foundation office is now the
General Service Office.
29.
... Foundation office
is now the General Service ...
12&12 p.162,
Tradition Seven (Note)
(*) In
1954, the
name of the
Alcoholic Foundation,
Inc., was
changed to the
General Service Board of
Alcoholics Anonymous, Inc., and the
Foundation office is now the
General Service Office.
30.
... Foundation office
is now the General Service ...
12&12 p.168,
Tradition Eight (Note)
(*) In
1954, the
name of the
Alcoholic Foundation,
Inc., was
changed to the
General Service Board of
Alcoholics Anonymous, Inc., and the
Foundation office is now the
General Service Office.
31.
... Foundation office
is now the General Service ...
12&12 p.173,
Tradition Nine (Note)
(*) In
1954, the
name of the
Alcoholic Foundation,
Inc., was
changed to the
General Service Board of
Alcoholics Anonymous, Inc., and the
Foundation office is now the
General Service Office.
32.
... Foundation office
is now the General Service ...
12&12 p.182,
Tradition Eleven (Note)
(*) In
1954, the
name of the
Alcoholic Foundation,
Inc., was
changed to the
General Service Board of
Alcoholics Anonymous, Inc., and the
Foundation office is now the
General Service Office.
33.
... Foundation, once
an independent board, is today ...
12&12 p.175,
Tradition Nine
34.
... foundation principle
of each of A.A.'s Twelve ...
12&12 p.70,
Step Seven
35.
... foundation stone
of your recovery.
BB p.97,
Working With Others
Helping others is the
foundation stone of your
recovery.
36.
... foundation than
the man who is placing ...
BB p.130,
The Family Afterward
37.
... Foundation that
it could issue no charter, ...
12&12 p.148,
Tradition Four
By his
eloquence he
allayed all
fears,
despite advice from the
Foundation that it could
issue no
charter, and that
ventures which
mixed an
A.A. group with
medication and
education had
come to
sticky ends elsewhere.
38.
... Foundation, the
same story repeats itself.
12&12 p.168,
Tradition Eight
At the
Foundation, the same
story repeats itself.
39.
... Foundation their
dollars.
12&12 p.163,
Tradition Seven
40.
... Foundation was
really hard up just then; ...
12&12 p.164,
Tradition Seven
The
Foundation was really
hard
up just then; the
groups weren't
sending in
enough for the
support of the
office; we
had been
tossing in all the book
income and even that hadn't been
enough.
41.
... Foundation were
having their quarterly meeting.
12&12 p.163,
Tradition Seven
One
night in
1948, the
trustees of the
Foundation
were having their
quarterly meeting.
42.
... Foundation would
one day become rich.
12&12 p.164,
Tradition Seven
If
outside donations
weren't
declined,
absolutely cut off, then the
Foundation would one
day become rich.
43.
... Foundation(*) wrote
letters to practically every news ...
12&12 p.182,
Tradition Eleven
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