From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... kept.
BB p.21,
There Is A Solution
He has a positive genius
for getting tight at exactly the wrong moment, particularly
when some important decision must be made or engagement kept.
2.
... kept close
to Him and performed His ...
BB p.63,
How It Works
Being all powerful, He provided what we needed, if
we kept close to Him and performed His work well.
3.
... kept dry,
the louder he talked -- against ...
12&12 p.144,
Tradition Three
4.
... kept her
faith and courage during all ...
BB p.178,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
5.
... kept intact,
just as it was originally ...
BB xi,
Preface
The section called "The
Doctor's Opinion" has
been kept intact, just as it was originally
written in 1939 by the late Dr. William D. Silkworth, our
Society's great medical benefactor.
6.
... kept me
out of those scrapes.
BB p.3,
Bill's Story
There had been no real infidelity, for loyalty
to my wife, helped at times by extreme drunkenness, kept me out of those scrapes.
7.
... kept me
sober even through the day, ...
BB p.177,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
I used to promise my wife, my friends, and my children that I would drink
no more -- promises which seldom kept me sober even through the day, though I was very sincere when I made them.
8.
... kept on.
BB p.35,
More About Alcoholism
9.
... kept on
drinking and used a great ...
BB p.174,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
This had little effect
however for I kept on drinking and used a great deal more hard liquor than in former years.
10.
... kept rebelling
against the idea of bowing ...
12&12 p.96,
Step Eleven
We well remember how something deep inside us kept rebelling against the idea of bowing before any God.
11.
... kept saying
to me, 'The laborer is ...
12&12 p.137,
Tradition Two
In fact, it came right out of the Bible -- a voice kept saying to me, 'The laborer is worthy of his hire.'
12.
... kept so
busy that I hardly left ...
BB p.174,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
13.
... kept something
to ourselves which should be ...
BB p.86,
Into Action
14.
... kept steadfastly
for the next forty years, ...
BB p.172,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
This resolution I kept
steadfastly for the next forty years, except when circumstances made it seem unwise to absent myself.
15.
... kept such
a man at work long ...
BB p.137,
To Employers
Because of the employee's special ability, or of his own strong personal attachment to him, the employer has sometimes
kept such a man at work long beyond a reasonable period.
16.
... kept the
home in turmoil.
BB p.82,
Into Action
17.
... kept up
the alimony to number one.
BB p.79,
Into Action
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