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MONTHS   occurs   23 times    (Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... months.   BB p.156, A Vision For You   Go to page 156 in the Big Book
But he's a grand chap when he's sober, though he's been in here eight times in the last six months.


2.
... months.   BB p.159, A Vision For You   Go to page 159 in the Big Book
He was there three months.


3.
... months, a finer intimacy than ever.   BB p.134, The Family Afterward   Go to page 134 in the Big Book
Some of us had this experience, only to enjoy, in a few months, a finer intimacy than ever.


4.
... months, a fresh outburst.   BB p.105, To Wives   Go to page 105 in the Big Book
Then, in days, weeks, or months, a fresh outburst.

5.
... months, A.A. booms in Middletown.   12&12 p.133, Tradition Two
In a matter of months, A.A. booms in Middletown.


6.
... months ago and the result was self-evident.   BB p.9, Bill's Story   Go to page 9 in the Big Book
That was two months ago and the result was self-evident.


7.
... months and years."   BB p.570(572), Appendix III, The Medical View on A.A.   Display entire Appendix III
The days add up into weeks, the weeks into months and years."


8.
... months could seldom have been accomplished by ...   BB p.567(569), Appendix II, Spiritual Experience   Display entire Appendix II
What often takes place in a few months could seldom have been accomplished by years of self-discipline.


9.
... months earlier, the broker had been relieved ...   BB xv, Foreword to Second Edition   Display entire Foreword to Second Edition
Six months earlier, the broker had been relieved of his drink obsession by a sudden spiritual experience, following a meeting with an alcoholic friend who had been in contact with the Oxford Groups of that day.


10.
... months, he saw that his predicament was ...   BB p.154, A Vision For You   Go to page 154 in the Big Book
Still physically weak, and sober but a few months, he saw that his predicament was dangerous.


11.
... months he was in a hospital, puzzled ...   BB p.32, More About Alcoholism   Go to page 32 in the Big Book
In two months he was in a hospital, puzzled and humiliated.


12.
... months I was sober.   BB p.36, More About Alcoholism   Go to page 36 in the Big Book
I had eaten there many times during the months I was sober.


13.
... months later, a well man.   BB p.141, To Employers   Go to page 141 in the Big Book
Had they fired me first, and had they then taken steps to see that I was presented with the solution contained in this book, I might have returned to them six months later, a well man.


14.
... months later these three had succeeded with ...   BB p.159, A Vision For You   Go to page 159 in the Big Book
A year and six months later these three had succeeded with seven more.


15.
... months leave of absence, has taken a ...   BB p.138, To Employers   Go to page 138 in the Big Book
He has just returned from a three-months leave of absence, has taken a cure, looks fine, and to clinch the matter, the board of directors told him this was his last chance."


16.
... months, long after their mother has accepted ...   BB p.134, The Family Afterward   Go to page 134 in the Big Book
This may hang on for months, long after their mother has accepted dad's new way of living and thinking.


17.
... months now?   BB p.154, A Vision For You   Go to page 154 in the Big Book
After all, had he not been sober six months now?


18.
... months on some problem or business deal ...   BB xxix(xxvii), The Doctor's Opinion   Display entire Doctor's Opinion
I have had many men who had, for example, worked a period of months on some problem or business deal which was to be settled on a certain date, favorably to them.


19.
... months or years, he reacts much like ...   BB p.22, There Is A Solution   Go to page 22 in the Big Book
We know that while the alcoholic keeps away from drink, as he may do for months or years, he reacts much like other men.


20.
... months, the effect on a man's family ...   BB p.99, Working With Others   Go to page 99 in the Big Book
If persisted in for a few months, the effect on a man's family is sure to be great.


21.
... months the goose hung high.   BB p.7, Bill's Story   Go to page 7 in the Big Book
For three or four months the goose hung high.

22.
... months, we see him relapse.   12&12 p.111, Step Twelve
For example, we may set our hearts on getting a particular person sobered up, and after doing all we can for months, we see him relapse.


23.
... months, you may be able to make ...   BB p.146, To Employers   Go to page 146 in the Big Book
After your man has gone along without drinking for a few months, you may be able to make use of his services with other employees who are giving you the alcoholic run-around -- provided, of course, they are willing to have a third party in the picture.


Passages from the Big Book Alcoholics Anonymous and the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions are reprinted with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.  The A.A. Preamble, copyright © The A.A. Grapevine, Inc., is reprinted with permission.  Permission to reprint does not in any way imply affiliation with or endorsement by either Alcoholics Anonymous or The A.A. Grapevine, Inc.

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