From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... least a
case and a half a ...
BB p.177,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
2.
... least a
dozen times in one of ...
BB p.174,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
By this time I was beginning to pay very dearly physically and, in hope of
relief, voluntarily
incarcerated myself
at least a dozen times in one of the local sanitariums.
3.
... least a
part of the answer to ...
12&12 p.64,
Step Six
4.
... least afford
him an opportunity to hear ...
BB p.138,
To Employers
5.
... least an
idea a minute on how ...
12&12 p.143,
Tradition Three
6.
... least for
a few hours at a ...
BB p.174,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
I soon discovered that a
couple of drinks would alleviate my gastric distress, at least for a few hours at a time, so it was not at all difficult for me to return
to my former excessive
indulgence.
7.
... least for
a lucid interval.
BB p.90,
Working With Others
8.
... least from
the alcoholic angle, had to ...
BB p.149,
To Employers
We, who have collectively seen a great deal of business life, at least from the alcoholic angle, had to smile at this gentleman's
sincere opinion.
9.
... least God
will show us how to ...
BB p.67,
How It Works
We cannot be helpful to all people, but at least God will show us how to take a kindly and tolerant view of each and every one.
10.
... least he
will understand the problem and ...
BB p.148,
To Employers
11.
... least in
some small part, he has ...
12&12 p.107,
Step Twelve
What he has received is a free gift, and yet usually, at least in some small part, he has made himself ready to receive it.
12.
... least in
this life, that our Creator ...
12&12 p.65,
Step Six
It is nowhere evident,
at least in this life, that
our Creator expects us
fully to eliminate our
instinctual drives.
13.
... least intending
it.
12&12 p.104,
Step Eleven
14.
... least I've
found it so.
12&12 p.26,
Step Two
At least I've found it so.
15.
... least on
the surface.
12&12 p.177,
Tradition Ten
Before we leveled off a
bit, A.A. looked more like one prodigious squabble
than anything else, at
least on the surface.
16.
... least possible
organization."
12&12 p.172,
Tradition Nine
When Tradition Nine was
first written, it said that "Alcoholics Anonymous needs the least possible organization."
17.
... least possible
organization.
12&12 p.191,
Tradition Nine (Long)
18.
... least possible
organization.
BB p.565(567),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
19.
... least possible
organization, even in our service ...
BB xix,
Foreword to Second Edition
20.
... least reasonable
will agree upon one point: ...
12&12 p.48,
Step Four
But all who are in the least reasonable will agree upon one point: that there is plenty wrong with us alcoholics about which plenty will have to be done if we are to expect sobriety, progress, and
any real ability to cope with life.
21.
... least, so
the chemist said.
BB p.54,
We Agnostics
22.
... least the
chapter on alcoholism.
BB p.112,
To Wives
When a discussion does arise, you might suggest he
read this book or at least the chapter on alcoholism.
23.
... least three
absolutely blank books.
BB p.174,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
24.
... least to
our way of thinking.
12&12 p.57,
Step Five
Either we were shy, and dared not draw near others, or we were apt to be noisy good fellows craving attention and companionship, but never getting it -- at least to our way of thinking.
25.
... least understood
by his friends, and about ...
BB xxx(xxviii),
The Doctor's Opinion
There is the manic-depressive type, who is, perhaps, the least understood by his friends, and about whom a whole chapter could be written.
26.
... least until
they cause us excessive misery.
12&12 p.67,
Step Six
Nearly anyone could submit a good list of such defects as these, and few of us
would seriously think of
giving them up, at least until they cause us excessive misery.
27.
... least up
to four o'clock.
BB p.177,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
My phobia for sleeplessness demanded that I get drunk every night, but in order to get more liquor for the next night, I had to stay sober during the day, at least up to four o'clock.
28.
... least, we
shall have to come to ...
12&12 p.69,
Step Six
At the very least, we shall have to come to grips with some of our worst character defects and take action toward their removal as quickly as we can.
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