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1.
... long.
12&12 p.140,
Tradition Three
The
total list was a
mile long.
2.
... long.
BB p.26,
There Is A Solution
In the
doctor's
judgment
he was
utterly hopeless; he could
never regain his
position in
society and he would have to place himself under
lock and
key or
hire a
bodyguard if he
expected to
live long.
3.
... long.
BB p.134,
The Family Afterward
We do not
know of many
cases
where this
difficulty lasted long.
4.
... long.
BB p.155,
A Vision For You
When our
friend related
his
experience, the
man
agreed that no
amount of
will
power he might
muster
could
stop his
drinking
for
long.
5.
... long absent.
BB p.158,
A Vision For You
He has
helped other
men recover, and is a
power in
the
church from which he was
long absent.
6.
... long after
the man with the double ...
12&12 p.143,
Tradition Three
Not
long after the
man with the
double stigma knocked for
admission,
A.A.'s other
group received into
its membership a
salesman
we shall call
Ed.
7.
... long after
their mother has accepted dad's ...
BB p.134,
The Family Afterward
This may
hang on for
months,
long after their
mother has
accepted dad's new way of
living and
thinking.
8.
... long afterward
he had called me from ...
BB p.136,
To Employers
Not
long afterward he had
called me from
Hartford on
two successive days, so
drunk he could
hardly speak.
9.
... long ago.
BB p.45,
We Agnostics
10.
... long ago.
BB p.119,
To Wives
Without you he would have
gone to
pieces long ago.
11.
... long ago,
or else given an opportunity ...
BB p.147,
To Employers
They often
jeopardize their
own positions by
trying to
help serious drinkers who
should have been
fired long
ago, or else
given an
opportunity to get well.
12.
... long ago,
trustees and staff members alike ...
12&12 p.173,
Tradition Nine
But
long ago,
trustees and
staff members alike found they could do no
more than make
suggestions, and very
mild ones at that.
13.
... long and
rocky.
12&12 p.170,
Tradition Eight
The
road to this
conclusion was
long and
rocky.
14.
... long and
wearily in this alcoholic field.
BB xxvii(xxv),
The Doctor's Opinion
15.
... long as
he does not bear business ...
BB p.145,
To Employers
Can he
talk frankly with
you so
long as he does not
bear business tales or
criticize his
associates?
16.
... long as
He may need us.
12&12 p.131,
Tradition One
They
live today in the
Twelve Traditions of
Alcoholics Anonymous,
which --
God willing --
shall
sustain us in
unity
for so
long as He may
need us.
17.
... long as
he plays well whatever cards ...
12&12 p.122,
Step Twelve
He
learns that he can be
content as
long as he
plays well whatever
cards life deals him.
18.
... long as
I was able to hold ...
BB p.141,
To Employers
I
know, in my
own particular case, that
nothing my
company could
have done would have
stopped me for, so
long as I was able to
hold my
position, I could not
possibly realize how
serious my
situation was.
19.
... long as
none of them gave us ...
12&12 p.92,
Step Ten
Most of us
must admit that we
have
loved but a few; that we have been quite
indifferent to the many so
long as
none of them
gave us
trouble; and as for
the
remainder -- well, we have really
disliked or
hated them.
20.
... long as
some of us were.
BB p.48,
We Agnostics
Sometimes this was a
tedious process; we
hope no one else
will be
prejudiced for as
long as some of us were.
21.
... long as
we don't argue these matters ...
12&12 p.176,
Tradition Ten
So
long as we don't
argue
these
matters privately, it's a
cinch we
never shall
publicly."
22.
... long as
we expressed the idea, voicing ...
BB p.63,
How It Works
The
wording was, of
course, quite
optional so
long as we
expressed the
idea,
voicing it without
reservation.
23.
... long as
we keep in fit spiritual ...
BB p.85,
Into Action
That is how we
react so
long
as we
keep in
fit spiritual condition.
24.
... long as
we place dependence upon other ...
BB p.98,
Working With Others
Some of us have
taken very
hard knocks to
learn this
truth:
Job or no
job --
wife or no
wife -- we
simply do not
stop drinking so
long as we place
dependence upon other people
ahead of
dependence on
God.
25.
... long as
we placed self-reliance first, a ...
12&12 p.72,
Step Seven
26.
... long as
we try, however falteringly, to ...
12&12 p.98,
Step Eleven
And we will be
comforted and
assured that our
own destiny in that
realm will be
secure for so
long as we
try, however
falteringly,
to find and do the will of our
own Creator.
27.
... long as
we were convinced that we ...
12&12 p.72,
Step Seven
For just so
long as we were
convinced that we could
live
exclusively by our
own
individual strength
and
intelligence, for just that
long was a
working faith in a
Higher Power impossible.
28.
... long at
a time.
BB p.97,
Working With Others
We
seldom allow an
alcoholic to
live in our
homes for
long at a
time.
29.
... long before,
and if they have not ...
12&12 p.38,
Step Three
They should have been
weaned long before, and if they have not been, they should
wake up to the
fact.
30.
... long before
he is himself.
BB p.567(569),
Appendix II, Spiritual Experience
Quite often
friends of the
newcomer are
aware of the
difference long before he
is himself.
31.
... long before
it is suspected.
BB p.24,
There Is A Solution
This
tragic situation
has already
arrived in
practically every
case
long before it is
suspected.
32.
... long beyond
a reasonable period.
BB p.137,
To Employers
33.
... long chat
with him on his return.
BB p.143,
To Employers
It might be well to have a
long chat with him on his
return.
34.
... long distance
from Virginia.
BB p.137,
To Employers
35.
... long distances
to be present.
BB p.161,
A Vision For You
36.
... long either."
BB p.52,
We Agnostics
Show any
longshoreman
a
Sunday supplement describing a
proposal
to
explore the
moon by
means of a
rocket and he will
say, "I
bet they do it -- maybe not so
long either."
37.
... long enough
acquainted to know that their ...
12&12 p.119,
Step Twelve
38.
... long enough
to drink like other people!
BB p.31,
More About Alcoholism
Heaven knows, we have
tried hard enough and
long enough to
drink like other
people!
39.
Long experience
with alcoholic excuses naturally arouses ...
BB p.146,
To Employers
40.
... long face
in places where there is ...
BB p.102,
Working With Others
Why
sit with a
long face in
places where there is
drinking,
sighing about
the
good old days.
41.
... long for
you to decide, if you ...
BB p.32,
More About Alcoholism
It will not take
long for you to
decide, if you are
honest
with
yourself about it.
42.
... "long form"
A.A. Traditions as first printed ...
BB p.561(563),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
43.
... "long form"
is more explicit and of ...
BB p.561(563),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
Because the "
long form" is
more
explicit and of
possible historic value, it is also
reproduced.
44.
... long hidden,
our willingness to clean house ...
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.
45.
... long hours
helping other men and their ...
BB p.119,
To Wives
You have been
starving for his
companionship,
yet he
spends long hours helping other
men and their
families.
46.
... long in
darkening.
12&12 p.148,
Tradition Four
But
alas, this
bright scene was not
long in
darkening.
47.
... long last
I saw, I felt, I ...
BB p.12,
Bill's Story
At
long last I saw, I
felt, I
believed.
48.
... long list
of people who have, to ...
12&12 p.81,
Step Eight
Then, as
year by
year we
walk back through our
lives as
far as
memory will
reach,
we shall be
bound to
construct a
long list of people who have, to some
extent or other, been
affected.
49.
... long, long
time.
12&12 p.73,
Step Seven
To get
completely away from our
aversion to the
idea of being
humble, to
gain a
vision of
humility as the
avenue to
true freedom of the
human spirit, to be
willing to
work for
humility as
something to be
desired for itself,
takes most of us a
long,
long time.
50.
... long nor
is it very expensive.
BB p.143,
To Employers
In
competent hands, this
seldom takes long nor is it very
expensive.
51.
... long or
happily in this world.
BB p.74,
Into Action
We
must be
entirely honest with somebody if we
expect to
live long or
happily in this
world.
52.
... long overdue
account.
BB p.123,
The Family Afterward
53.
... long period
because of an overpowering desire ...
BB p.32,
More About Alcoholism
We have
heard of a few
instances where people, who
showed definite signs of
alcoholism, were
able to
stop for a
long period because of an
overpowering desire to
do so.
54.
... long period
of patient striving may be ...
12&12 p.118,
Step Twelve
When the
distortion has been
great, however, a
long period of
patient striving may be
necessary.
55.
... long period
of reconstruction ahead.
BB p.83,
Into Action
Yes, there is a
long period
of
reconstruction ahead.
56.
... long period
of sobriety and self-discipline had ...
BB p.32,
More About Alcoholism
Then he
fell victim to a
belief which
practically
every
alcoholic has -- that his
long period of
sobriety and
self-
discipline had
qualified him to
drink as
other
men.
57.
... long rendezvous
with hurt pride, frustration, self-pity, ...
BB p.104,
To Wives
58.
... long road,
marked by successive defeats and ...
12&12 p.72,
Step Seven
59.
... long run
wiser than any single leader.
12&12 p.135,
Tradition Two
This is the
experience which has
led us to the
conclusion
that our
group conscience, well-
advised
by
its elders, will be in the
long run wiser than any
single leader.
60.
... long silence.
12&12 p.137,
Tradition Two
There was a
long silence.
61.
... long since
been adjusted.
BB p.79,
Into Action
Of
course she did not, and the
whole situation has
long since been
adjusted.
62.
... long-standing difficulties
had better be postponed, when ...
12&12 p.91,
Step Ten
63.
... long stretch,
we could thereafter drink normally.
BB p.33,
More About Alcoholism
Most of us have
believed that if we
remained sober for a
long stretch, we could thereafter
drink normally.
64.
... long talk.
BB p.75,
Into Action
We have a
written inventory and we are
prepared for a
long talk.
65.
... long talks
when I would still her ...
BB p.2,
Bill's Story
66.
... long-term meaning.
12&12 p.69,
Step Six
67.
... long time.
12&12 p.47,
Step Four
To see how
erratic emotions victimized us
often took a
long time.
68.
... long time.
12&12 p.73,
Step Seven
To get
completely away from our
aversion to the
idea of being
humble, to
gain a
vision of
humility as the
avenue to
true freedom of the
human spirit, to be
willing to
work for
humility as
something to be
desired for itself,
takes most of us a
long,
long time.
69.
... long time.
12&12 p.185,
Tradition Twelve
The
charting of a
safe path between these
extremes
took a
long time.
70.
... long time
has passed with no return ...
BB xxxi(xxix),
The Doctor's Opinion
A
long time has
passed with no
return to
alcohol.
71.
... long time
nor take the quantities some ...
BB p.33,
More About Alcoholism
To be
gravely affected,
one does not
necessarily have to
drink a
long time nor take the
quantities some of us have.
72.
... long time
that some form of moral ...
BB xxvii(xxv),
The Doctor's Opinion
73.
... long time
to outgrow that serious handicap.
BB p.125,
The Family Afterward
It
takes some of us a
long time to
outgrow that
serious handicap.
74.
... long to
repair.
BB p.127,
The Family Afterward
Let them
remember that his
drinking wrought all
kinds of
damage that may take
long to
repair.
75.
... long to
wait.
BB p.113,
To Wives
If he does not, you will
probably not have
long to
wait.
76.
... long was
a working faith in a ...
12&12 p.72,
Step Seven
For just so
long as we were
convinced that we could
live
exclusively by our
own
individual strength
and
intelligence, for just that
long was a
working faith in a
Higher Power impossible.
77.
... long way
from admitting that he could ...
BB p.40,
More About Alcoholism
He was
interested and
conceded that he had some of the
symptoms, but he was a
long
way from
admitting that he could do
nothing about it himself.
78.
... long way
from making good to the ...
BB p.82,
Into Action
But he is
yet a
long way from
making good to the
wife or
parents whom for
years he has so
shockingly
treated.
79.
... long way
spiritually, and is therefore entitled ...
12&12 p.63,
Step Six
He
goes on to
explain that
any
person capable of
enough willingness and
honesty to
try repeatedly Step Six on all his
faults -- without
any
reservations whatever -- has
indeed come a
long way
spiritually, and is
therefore
entitled to be called a
man who is
sincerely trying to
grow in the
image and
likeness of his
own Creator.
80.
... long, your
listener may well tell a ...
12&12 p.62,
Step Five
Before
long, your
listener
may well tell a
story or
two
about himself which will place you even more at
ease.
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