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... necessarily be assumed by the trustees.   BB p.575, Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form)   Display entire Appendix VII
Primary world service leadership, once exercised by the founders, must necessarily be assumed by the trustees.

2.
... necessarily do so if we were to ...   12&12 p.107, Step Twelve
In Step Two we saw that since we could not restore ourselves to sanity, some Higher Power must necessarily do so if we were to survive.


3.
... necessarily have to drink a long time ...   BB p.33, More About Alcoholism   Go to page 33 in the Big Book
To be gravely affected, one does not necessarily have to drink a long time nor take the quantities some of us have.

4.
... necessarily mean that we had yet acquired ...   12&12 p.58, Step Five
But while this was a humiliating experience, it didn't necessarily mean that we had yet acquired much actual humility.

5.
... necessarily so.   12&12 p.61, Step Five
This person may turn out to be one's sponsor, but not necessarily so.


6.
... necessarily so.   BB p.101, Working With Others   Go to page 101 in the Big Book
Our experience shows that this is not necessarily so.


7.
... necessarily spend much time with other alcoholics, ...   BB p.131, The Family Afterward   Go to page 131 in the Big Book
Father will necessarily spend much time with other alcoholics, but this activity should be balanced.

8.
... necessarily taking that first drink, we often ...   12&12 p.112, Step Twelve
Without necessarily taking that first drink, we often get quite far off the beam.

9.
... necessarily tempt other societies.   12&12 p.175, Tradition Nine
A.A. has to function, but at the same time it must avoid those dangers of great wealth, prestige, and entrenched power which necessarily tempt other societies.


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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