From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... major calamity,
and to our way of ...
12&12 p.31,
Step Two
More often, though, we had met up with some major calamity, and to our way of thinking lost out because God deserted us.
2.
... major controversial
issue.
12&12 p.176,
Tradition Ten
3.
... major extra-curricular
activity.
BB p.172,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
After high school came four years in one of the best colleges in the country
where drinking seemed to
be a major extra-curricular activity.
4.
... major human
failings -- the Seven Deadly Sins ...
12&12 p.48,
Step Four
To avoid falling into confusion over the names these defects should be
called, let's take a universally recognized list of major human failings -- the Seven Deadly Sins of pride, greed, lust, anger, gluttony, envy, and sloth.
5.
... major liabilities
of thirty years of hard ...
BB p.156,
A Vision For You
As we shall see, he now means a great deal to his community, and the major liabilities of thirty years of hard drinking have been repaired in four.
6.
... major publicity,
which were breathtaking.
12&12 p.186,
Tradition Twelve
7.
... major role
in A.A.'s growth, and a ...
BB xxiii,
Foreword to Fourth Edition
Literature has played
a major role in A.A.'s growth, and a striking phenomenon of
the past quarter-century has been the explosion of translations of our basic literature into many languages and dialects.
8.
... major test.
12&12 p.38,
Step Three
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