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Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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1.
... knew.
BB p.57,
We Agnostics
He
humbly offered himself to his
Maker -- then
he
knew.
2.
... knew about
alcoholism.
BB p.40,
More About Alcoholism
We
told him what we
knew about
alcoholism.
3.
... knew all
the answers, and certainly not ...
BB p.180,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
He
knew all the
answers,
and
certainly not
because he had
picked them
up in his
reading.
4.
... knew, and
almost welcomed the idea.
BB p.7,
Bill's Story
I
knew, and
almost welcomed the
idea.
5.
... knew anything
about it.
BB p.178,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
6.
... knew anything
about the subject of alcoholism.
BB p.180,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
It
must be
remembered
that I had
read a
great deal and
talked to
everyone who
knew, or
thought they
knew anything about the
subject
of
alcoholism.
7.
... knew different;
and so we were sold ...
12&12 p.97,
Step Eleven
8.
... knew everyone
would buy a few bottles, ...
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.
9.
... knew from
that moment that I had ...
BB p.42,
More About Alcoholism
I
knew from that
moment that
I had an
alcoholic mind.
10.
... knew he
faced another trip to the ...
BB p.35,
More About Alcoholism
He
knew he
faced another trip to the
asylum if he
kept on.
11.
... knew he
had them cold.
12&12 p.144,
Tradition Three
Dismayed, the
elders looked at
one another, for they
knew he had
them
cold.
12.
... knew her
problem, to hear from the ...
BB p.160,
A Vision For You
13.
... knew how
much alcoholism is costing his ...
BB p.149,
To Employers
14.
... knew how
much there was we hadn't ...
12&12 p.164,
Tradition Seven
Heaven only
knew how
much there was we hadn't
heard
about.
15.
... knew I
could not, but I schooled ...
BB p.181,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
16.
... knew my
partners would be too.
BB p.41,
More About Alcoholism
My
business came off
well, I was
pleased and
knew my
partners would be too.
17.
... knew neither
time nor limitation.
BB p.10,
Bill's Story
18.
... knew no
bounds.
BB p.129,
The Family Afterward
19.
... knew of
a total of half a ...
12&12 p.164,
Tradition Seven
20.
... knew of
alcoholism and the answer we ...
BB p.35,
More About Alcoholism
We
told him what we
knew of
alcoholism and the
answer
we had
found.
21.
... knew of
his drinking.
BB p.155,
A Vision For You
22.
... knew of
his drinking.
BB p.156,
A Vision For You
23.
... knew of
it at first but, within ...
BB p.145,
To Employers
24.
... knew of
our drinking.
12&12 p.79,
Step Eight
25.
... knew or
cared about human beings.
12&12 p.97,
Step Eleven
But
certainly there wasn't
any evidence of a
God who
knew or
cared about
human beings.
26.
... knew, or
thought they knew anything about ...
BB p.180,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
It
must be
remembered
that I had
read a
great deal and
talked to
everyone who
knew, or
thought they
knew anything about the
subject
of
alcoholism.
27.
... knew that
if I did not stay ...
BB p.176,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
Not
being a
man of
means, I
knew that if I did not
stay sober enough to
earn money, I would
run out of
liquor.
28.
... knew the
A.A. pitch.
12&12 p.168,
Tradition Eight
29.
... knew the
law was not for me.
BB p.2,
Bill's Story
By the
time I had
completed the
course, I
knew the
law was not for me.
30.
... knew the
man by name, and partly ...
BB xxxi(xxix),
The Doctor's Opinion
31.
... knew then.
BB p.42,
More About Alcoholism
I knew then.
32.
... knew they
had a host of new ...
BB p.161,
A Vision For You
They
knew they had a
host of
new friends; it
seemed they had
known these
strangers always.
33.
... knew they
must find their real strength.
12&12 p.131,
Tradition One
34.
... knew they
must help other alcoholics if ...
BB p.159,
A Vision For You
35.
... knew we
had.
12&12 p.59,
Step Five
36.
... knew we
had to exercise self-restraint.
12&12 p.181,
Tradition Eleven
37.
... knew we
had to make a settlement ...
12&12 p.108,
Step Twelve
38.
... knew we
would have to quit the ...
12&12 p.108,
Step Twelve
We
knew we would have to
quit
the
deadly business of
living alone with our
conflicts, and in
honesty
confide these to
God and
another human being.
39.
... knew we'd
be able to receive forgiveness ...
12&12 p.58,
Step Five
40.
... knew what
he was talking about in ...
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.
41.
... knew what
he was talking about once ...
12&12 p.93,
Step Ten
42.
... knew what
that meant!
12&12 p.144,
Tradition Three
He'd
sent a
telegram for
money, and
everybody
knew what that
meant!
43.
... knew what
was coming.
12&12 p.143,
Tradition Three
We
shivered, for we
knew
what was
coming.
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