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NEITHER   occurs   22 times    (Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... neither are we avoiding temptation.   BB p.85, Into Action   Go to page 85 in the Big Book
We are not fighting it, neither are we avoiding temptation.


2.
... neither cocky nor are we afraid.   BB p.85, Into Action   Go to page 85 in the Big Book
We are neither cocky nor are we afraid.

3.
Neither could A.A. itself function without full-time ...   12&12 p.168, Tradition Eight
Neither could A.A. itself function without full-time workers.


4.
Neither could we reduce our self-centeredness much ...   BB p.62, How It Works   Go to page 62 in the Big Book
Neither could we reduce our self-centeredness much by wishing or trying on our own power.


5.
Neither did I have any pressing problems ...   BB p.41, More About Alcoholism   Go to page 41 in the Big Book
Neither did I have any pressing problems or worries.


6.
Neither does A.A. take any particular medical ...   BB xx, Foreword to Second Edition   Display entire Foreword to Second Edition
Neither does A.A. take any particular medical point of view, though we cooperate widely with the men of medicine as well as with the men of religion.


7.
Neither does there appear to be any ...   BB p.30, More About Alcoholism   Go to page 30 in the Big Book
Neither does there appear to be any kind of treatment which will make alcoholics of our kind like other men.

8.
... neither endorses nor opposes any causes.   Grapevine, Preamble
AA is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization or institution; does not wish to engage in any controversy, neither endorses nor opposes any causes.

9.
... neither fear nor favor, we can truly ...   12&12 p.95, Step Ten
Having so considered our day, not omitting to take due note of things well done, and having searched our hearts with neither fear nor favor, we can truly thank God for the blessings we have received and sleep in good conscience.


10.
... neither had I any knowledge of the ...   BB p.175, Doctor Bob's Nightmare   Go to page 175 in the Big Book
At that time I was not aware of the almost unlimited supply the government made it possible for us doctors to obtain, neither had I any knowledge of the bootlegger who soon appeared on the horizon.


11.
... neither he nor any other human being ...   BB p.43, More About Alcoholism   Go to page 43 in the Big Book
Except in a few rare cases, neither he nor any other human being can provide such a defense.

12.
Neither he nor anybody else can survive ...   12&12 p.130, Tradition One
Neither he nor anybody else can survive unless he carries the A.A. message.


13.
... neither his wife nor anyone else stands ...   BB p.135, The Family Afterward   Go to page 135 in the Big Book
Though he is now a most effective member of Alcoholics Anonymous, he still smokes and drinks coffee, but neither his wife nor anyone else stands in judgment.


14.
Neither is reason, as most of us ...   BB p.54, We Agnostics   Go to page 54 in the Big Book
Neither is reason, as most of us use it, entirely dependable, though it emanate from our best minds.

15.
Neither its General Service Conference, its Foundation ...   12&12 p.173, Tradition Nine
Neither its General Service Conference, its Foundation Board,(*) nor the humblest group committee can issue a single directive to an A.A. member and make it stick, let alone mete out any punishment.

16.
... neither punish nor deprive any A.A. of ...   12&12 p.141, Tradition Three
Why did we dare to say, contrary to the experience of society and government everywhere, that we would neither punish nor deprive any A.A. of membership, that we must never compel anyone to pay anything, believe anything, or conform to anything?


17.
Neither should the family hysterically plead with ...   BB p.90, Working With Others   Go to page 90 in the Big Book
Neither should the family hysterically plead with him to do anything, nor should they tell him much about you.

18.
... neither surmount nor understand.   12&12 p.57, Step Five
There was always that mysterious barrier we could neither surmount nor understand.

19.
... neither think nor act to good purpose ...   12&12 p.91, Step Ten
For we can neither think nor act to good purpose until the habit of self-restraint has become automatic.


20.
... neither time nor limitation.   BB p.10, Bill's Story   Go to page 10 in the Big Book
I simply had to believe in a Spirit of the Universe, who knew neither time nor limitation.


21.
... neither to be used lightly or selfishly ...   BB p.69, How It Works   Go to page 69 in the Big Book
We remembered always that our sex powers were God-given and therefore good, neither to be used lightly or selfishly nor to be despised and loathed.

22.
... neither to run nor to recriminate.   12&12 p.31, Step Two
We saw them calmly accept impossible situations, seeking neither to run nor to recriminate.


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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