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From the books  ...  Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)

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NINE   occurs   14 times    (Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... Nine.   12&12 p.83, Step Nine
Good judgment, a careful sense of timing, courage, and prudence -- these are the qualities we shall need when we take Step Nine.

2.
... Nine.   12&12 p.87, Step Nine
For the readiness to take the full consequences of our past acts, and to take responsibility for the well-being of others at the same time, is the very spirit of Step Nine.


3.
... Nine.   BB p.76, Into Action   Go to page 76 in the Big Book
Let's look at Steps Eight and Nine.


4.
Nine -- A.A., as such, ought never be ...   BB p.562(564), Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition   Display entire Appendix I
Nine -- A.A., as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve.

5.
... Nine are concerned with personal relations.   12&12 p.77, Step Eight
Steps Eight and Nine are concerned with personal relations.

6.
... Nine at first sight seems to deal ...   12&12 p.175, Tradition Nine
Though Tradition Nine at first sight seems to deal with a purely practical matter, in its actual operation it discloses a society without organization, animated only by the spirit of service -- a true fellowship.

7.
... Nine by making direct amends to those ...   12&12 p.108, Step Twelve
We followed this up in Step Nine by making direct amends to those concerned, except when it would injure them or other people.


8.
... nine cases out of ten the unexpected ...   BB p.78, Into Action   Go to page 78 in the Big Book
In nine cases out of ten the unexpected happens.

9.
Nine -- Each A.A. group needs the least ...   12&12 p.191, Tradition Nine (Long)
Nine -- Each A.A. group needs the least possible organization.


10.
... nine o'clock I'd be boiled as an ...   BB p.158, A Vision For You   Go to page 158 in the Big Book
I've prayed to God on hangover mornings and sworn that I'd never touch another drop but by nine o'clock I'd be boiled as an owl."


11.
Nine of the stories in Part II ...   BB xii, Preface   Display entire Preface
Nine of the stories in Part II ("They Stopped in Time") were carried over from the second edition; eight new stories were added.


12.
... nine out of ten men drink their ...   BB p.138, To Employers   Go to page 138 in the Big Book
I pointed out that I had had nothing to drink whatever for three years, and this in the face of difficulties that would have made nine out of ten men drink their heads off.

13.
... nine Steps, we prepare ourselves for the ...   12&12 p.88, Step Ten
As we work the first nine Steps, we prepare ourselves for the adventure of a new life.

14.
... Nine was first written, it said that ...   12&12 p.172, Tradition Nine
When Tradition Nine was first written, it said that "Alcoholics Anonymous needs the least possible organization."


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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