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1.
... maybe a lot of time.   12&12 p.92, Step Ten
Such a radical change in our outlook will take time, maybe a lot of time.

2.
... maybe a whole year.   12&12 p.91, Step Ten
One unkind tirade or one willful snap judgment can ruin our relation with another person for a whole day, or maybe a whole year.


3.
Maybe he is beginning to lose his ...   BB p.109, To Wives   Go to page 109 in the Big Book
Maybe he is beginning to lose his friends.

4.
... maybe he'll learn a lesson!"   12&12 p.144, Tradition Three
Let him try it by himself for once; maybe he'll learn a lesson!"

5.
... maybe, hot and cold by turns.   12&12 p.97, Step Eleven
No doubt the universe had a "first cause" of some sort, the God of the Atom, maybe, hot and cold by turns.

6.
Maybe I can postpone dealing with some ...   12&12 p.69, Step Six
Maybe I can postpone dealing with some of my problems indefinitely."

7.
Maybe I should take out some insurance ...   12&12 p.151, Tradition Five
Maybe I should take out some insurance against a slip.


8.
Maybe it's only a petty offense such ...   BB p.78, Into Action   Go to page 78 in the Big Book
Maybe it's only a petty offense such as padding the expense account.


9.
Maybe it will prove a blessing!   BB p.116, To Wives   Go to page 116 in the Big Book
Maybe it will prove a blessing!

10.
... maybe it will tempt us to discouragement ...   12&12 p.85, Step Nine
Or maybe it will tempt us to discouragement and pessimism.


11.
... maybe not so long either."   BB p.52, We Agnostics   Go to page 52 in the Big Book
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."

12.
"Maybe," some said, "the groups will never ...   12&12 p.164, Tradition Seven
"Maybe," some said, "the groups will never fully support the office.


13.
Maybe the doctor has been called in, ...   BB p.110, To Wives   Go to page 110 in the Big Book
Maybe the doctor has been called in, and the weary round of sanitariums and hospitals has begun.

14.
Maybe the society could have survived the ...   12&12 p.178, Tradition Ten
Maybe the society could have survived the abolition controversy, but it didn't have a chance from the moment it determined to reform America's drinking habits.

15.
Maybe there are as many definitions of ...   12&12 p.106, Step Twelve
Maybe there are as many definitions of spiritual awakening as there are people who have had them.

16.
Maybe there are serious domestic or romantic ...   12&12 p.113, Step Twelve
Maybe there are serious domestic or romantic difficulties, or perhaps that boy we thought God was looking after becomes a military casualty.

17.
Maybe these places would make large sums ...   12&12 p.155, Tradition Six
Maybe these places would make large sums of money to carry on our other good works.

18.
Maybe this all sounds mysterious and remote, ...   12&12 p.35, Step Three
Maybe this all sounds mysterious and remote, something like Einstein's theory of relativity or a proposition in nuclear physics.

19.
Maybe this sounds as though the alcoholics ...   12&12 p.177, Tradition Ten
Maybe this sounds as though the alcoholics in A.A. had suddenly gone peaceable, and become one great big happy family.

20.
"Maybe this sounds comical now.   12&12 p.140, Tradition Three
"Maybe this sounds comical now.

21.
... "Maybe those A.A.'s were right. ..."   12&12 p.23, Step One
Following every spree, he would say to himself, "Maybe those A.A.'s were right. ..."


22.
Maybe we are divorced, and have remarried ...   BB p.79, Into Action   Go to page 79 in the Big Book
Maybe we are divorced, and have remarried but haven't kept up the alimony to number one.

23.
Maybe we are doing fine on only ...   12&12 p.113, Step Twelve
Maybe we are doing fine on only two of them, the First Step and that part of the Twelfth where we "carry the message."

24.
... maybe with a loan.   12&12 p.148, Tradition Four
The personality defects of others could be cured maybe with a loan.


25.
Maybe you have already been obliged to ...   BB p.110, To Wives   Go to page 110 in the Big Book
Maybe you have already been obliged to put him away.


26.
Maybe you have disturbed him about the ...   BB p.94, Working With Others   Go to page 94 in the Big Book
Maybe you have disturbed him about the question of alcoholism.

27.
Maybe you think we oldtimers were pretty ...   12&12 p.140, Tradition Three
Maybe you think we oldtimers were pretty intolerant.


28.
"Maybe you're right," he said.   BB p.158, A Vision For You   Go to page 158 in the Big Book
"Maybe you're right," he said.


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