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Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
NEAR occurs
12 times
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1.
... near.
BB p.107,
To Wives
2.
... near.
BB p.161,
A Vision For You
Alcoholics are being
attracted from far and
near.
3.
... near being
just that.
BB p.5,
Bill's Story
I
began to
wonder, for such
an
appalling lack of
perspective seemed near being just that.
4.
... near by,
touching a book.
12&12 p.145,
Tradition Three
As he
tossed on his
bed, his
hand brushed the
bureau near by,
touching a book.
5.
... near-fatal encounter
with the juggernaut of self-will, ...
12&12 p.37,
Step Three
Each of us has had his
own near-
fatal encounter with the
juggernaut of
self-will,
and has
suffered enough
under
its weight to be
willing to
look for something
better.
6.
... near others,
or we were apt to ...
12&12 p.57,
Step Five
Either we were
shy, and
dared
not
draw near others, or we
were
apt to be
noisy good fellows craving attention and
companionship, but
never getting it -- at
least to our way of
thinking.
7.
... near putting
Galileo to death for his ...
BB p.51,
We Agnostics
8.
Near the
end of that bleak November, ...
BB p.8,
Bill's Story
9.
... near the
head of our bed.
BB p.8,
Bill's Story
I
wondered whether I
dared hide a
full bottle of
gin near the
head of our
bed.
10.
... near to
Him He disclosed Himself to ...
BB p.57,
We Agnostics
When we
drew near to Him He
disclosed Himself to us!
11.
... near-wreck and
he cannot hold a position.
BB p.110,
To Wives
His
friends have
slipped
away, his
home is a
near-
wreck and he cannot
hold a
position.
12.
Near you,
alcoholics are dying helplessly like ...
BB p.152,
A Vision For You
Near you,
alcoholics are
dying helplessly like
people in a
sinking ship.
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