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Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
LARGELY occurs
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1.
... largely a
band of ego-driven individualists.
12&12 p.146,
Tradition Four
That was
sure to be, since we are so
largely a
band of
ego-
driven individualists.
2.
... largely as
the result of excellent and ...
12&12 p.17,
Foreword
3.
... largely devoted
to running from pain and ...
12&12 p.74,
Step Seven
Until now, our
lives have been
largely devoted to
running from
pain and
problems.
4.
... largely dispelled
in the light of experience.
12&12 p.167,
Tradition Eight
But when we had
declared that our
Fellowship couldn't
hire service workers nor could
any
A.A. member carry our
knowledge into
other
fields, we were
taking the
counsel of
fear,
fear which
today has been
largely dispelled in the
light of
experience.
5.
... largely of
men (and a few women) ...
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.
6.
... largely of
the wives, husbands and friends ...
BB p.573(575),
Appendix VI, How to Get in Touch With A.A.
7.
... largely theoretical.
12&12 p.60,
Step Five
Until we
actually sit down
and
talk aloud about what we
have so
long hidden, our
willingness to
clean house is still
largely theoretical.
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