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... months.
BB p.156,
A Vision For You
2.
... months.
BB p.159,
A Vision For You
He was there three months.
3.
... months, a
finer intimacy than ever.
BB p.134,
The Family Afterward
4.
... months, a
fresh outburst.
BB p.105,
To Wives
5.
... months, A.A.
booms in Middletown.
12&12 p.133,
Tradition Two
6.
... months ago
and the result was self-evident.
BB p.9,
Bill's Story
7.
... months and
years."
BB p.570(572),
Appendix III, The Medical View on A.A.
8.
... months before
I could venture out of ...
BB p.175,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
Finally my father had to
send a doctor out from my home town who managed to get me back there in some way, and I was in bed about two months before I could venture out of the house.
9.
... months could
seldom have been accomplished by ...
BB p.567(569),
Appendix II, Spiritual Experience
What often takes place in a few months could seldom have been accomplished by years of
self-discipline.
10.
... months earlier,
the broker had been relieved ...
BB xv,
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.
11.
... months, he
saw that his predicament was ...
BB p.154,
A Vision For You
12.
... months he
was in a hospital, puzzled ...
BB p.32,
More About Alcoholism
13.
... months I
was sober.
BB p.36,
More About Alcoholism
14.
... months later,
a well man.
BB p.141,
To Employers
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.
15.
... months later
these three had succeeded with ...
BB p.159,
A Vision For You
16.
... months leave
of absence, has taken a ...
BB p.138,
To Employers
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."
17.
... months, long
after their mother has accepted ...
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.
18.
... months, looked
like a pig, and was ...
BB p.178,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
I put on thirty pounds of weight in about two months, looked like a pig, and was uncomfortable from shortness of breath.
19.
... months more
and then returned to resume ...
BB p.175,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
20.
... months now?
BB p.154,
A Vision For You
21.
... months on
some problem or business deal ...
BB xxix(xxvii),
The 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.
22.
... months or
years, he reacts much like ...
BB p.22,
There Is A Solution
We know that while the alcoholic keeps away from drink, as he may do
for months or years, he reacts much like other men.
23.
... months, the
effect on a man's family ...
BB p.99,
Working With Others
24.
... months the
goose hung high.
BB p.7,
Bill's Story
25.
... 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.
26.
... months, you
may be able to make ...
BB p.146,
To Employers
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.
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