From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
MAINLY occurs
6 times
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1.
... mainly asking
for sympathy and attention.
12&12 p.94,
Step Ten
We were
depressed and
complained we
felt bad, when in
fact we were
mainly asking for
sympathy and
attention.
2.
... mainly for
members, it is thought by ...
12&12 p.15,
Foreword
Though the
essays which
follow were
written mainly for
members, it is
thought by many of
A.A.'s
friends that these
pieces
might
arouse interest
and find
application outside A.A. itself.
3.
... mainly from
the fields of religion and ...
12&12 p.16,
Foreword
The
basic principles of
A.A., as they are
known today, were
borrowed mainly from the
fields of
religion and
medicine,
though some
ideas upon which
success finally
depended
were the
result of
noting
the
behavior and
needs of
the
Fellowship itself.
4.
... mainly of
racking dilemmas and troubleshooting.
12&12 p.125,
Step Twelve
5.
... mainly on
your personal experience.
BB p.92,
Working With Others
6.
... mainly to
blame for what befell his ...
BB p.127,
The Family Afterward
The
head of the
house ought
to
remember that he is
mainly to
blame for what
befell his
home.
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