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necessarily
necessary
necessities
NECESSITY
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1.
... necessity.
12&12 p.73,
Step Seven
So it is that we
first
see
humility
as a
necessity
.
2.
... necessity.
BB p.5,
Bill's Story
Liquor
ceased
to be a
luxury
; it
became
a
necessity
.
3.
... necessity for
discussing ourselves with someone, it ...
BB p.74,
Into Action
Notwithstanding the
great
necessity
for
discussing
ourselves with someone, it may be one is so
situated
that there is no
suitable
person
available
.
4.
... necessity of
belief in and dependence upon ...
BB xvi,
Foreword to Second Edition
Though he could not
accept
all the
tenets
of the
Oxford
Groups
, he was
convinced
of the
need
for
moral
inventory
,
confession
of
personality
defects
,
restitution
to those
harmed
,
helpfulness
to others, and the
necessity
of
belief
in and
dependence
upon
God
.
5.
... necessity of
demonstrating these principles in all ...
BB p.14,
Bill's Story
My
friend
had
emphasized
the
absolute
necessity
of
demonstrating
these
principles
in all my
affairs
.
6.
... necessity of
procreation.
BB p.68,
How It Works
One
set
of
voices
cry
that
sex
is a
lust
of our
lower
nature
, a
base
necessity
of
procreation
.
7.
... necessity or
the wish.
BB p.34,
More About Alcoholism
This is the
baffling
feature
of
alcoholism
as we
know
it -- this
utter
inability
to
leave
it alone, no
matter
how
great
the
necessity
or the
wish
.
8.
... necessity there
will have to be discussion ...
BB p.19,
There Is A Solution
Of
necessity
there will have to be
discussion
of
matters
medical
,
psychiatric
,
social
, and
religious
.
9.
... necessity, we
reluctantly come to grips with ...
12&12 p.73,
Step Seven
Still
goaded
by
sheer
necessity
, we
reluctantly
come
to
grips
with those
serious
character
flaws
that made
problem
drinkers
of us in the
first
place,
flaws
which
must
be
dealt
with to
prevent
a
retreat
into
alcoholism
once again.
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and the
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
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