From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... largely a
band of ego-driven individualists.
12&12 p.146,
Tradition Four
2.
... largely as
the result of excellent and ...
12&12 p.17,
Foreword
In the next years alcoholics flocked to A.A. by tens of thousands, largely as the result of excellent and continuous publicity
freely given by magazines and newspapers throughout
the world.
3.
... largely devoted
to running from pain and ...
12&12 p.74,
Step Seven
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.
This is a world clearing
house for the Al-Anon Family Groups, composed largely of the wives, husbands and friends of A.A. members.
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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