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From the books  ...  Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)

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IMPERATIVE   occurs   5 times    (Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
imperious
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1.
... imperative.   BB p.143, To Employers   Go to page 142 in the Big Book
For most alcoholics who are drinking, or who are just getting over a spree, a certain amount of physical treatment is desirable, even imperative.


2.
... imperative that a man's brain be cleared ...   BB xxvi(xxiv), The Doctor's Opinion   Display entire Doctor's Opinion
More often than not, it is imperative that a man's brain be cleared before he is approached, as he has then a better chance of understanding and accepting what we have to offer.

3.
... imperative that we preserve in full strength ...   12&12 p.177, Tradition Ten
Since recovery from alcoholism is life itself to us, it is imperative that we preserve in full strength our means of survival.

4.
... imperative to remove the A.A. name from ...   12&12 p.157, Tradition Six
Even inside A.A. we found it imperative to remove the A.A. name from clubs and Twelfth Step houses.


5.
... imperative to work with others as he ...   BB p.14, Bill's Story   Go to page 14 in the Big Book
Particularly was it imperative to work with others as he had worked with me.


Passages from the Big Book Alcoholics Anonymous and the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions are reprinted with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.  The A.A. Preamble, copyright © The A.A. Grapevine, Inc., is reprinted with permission.  Permission to reprint does not in any way imply affiliation with or endorsement by either Alcoholics Anonymous or The A.A. Grapevine, Inc.

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