From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... number made
a journey to a certain ...
BB p.153,
A Vision For You
2.
... number many
hundreds.(*)
BB p.161,
A Vision For You
3.
... number of
A.A.'s can say to the ...
12&12 p.28,
Step Two
4.
... number of
drinks, never drinking alone, never ...
BB p.31,
More About Alcoholism
Here are some of the methods we have tried: Drinking beer only, limiting the number of drinks, never drinking alone, never drinking in the morning, drinking only at
home, never having it in the
house, never drinking during business hours, drinking only at parties,
switching from scotch
to brandy, drinking only
natural wines, agreeing to resign if ever drunk on the job, taking a trip, not taking a trip, swearing off forever (with and without a
solemn oath), taking more physical exercise, reading inspirational
books, going to health farms and sanitariums, accepting voluntary commitment to asylums --
we could increase the list
ad infinitum.
5.
... number of
eminent psychologists and doctors made ...
12&12 p.122,
Step Twelve
When A.A. was quite young, a number of eminent psychologists
and doctors made an exhaustive study of a good-sized group of so-called problem drinkers.
6.
... number of
ideas, people, and constructive projects.
12&12 p.120,
Step Twelve
In partnership with others -- women and men -- they can devote themselves to any number of ideas, people, and constructive projects.
7.
... number of
members having substantial sobriety time ...
BB xvii,
Foreword to Second Edition
By late 1937, the number of members having substantial sobriety
time behind them was sufficient to convince
the membership that a new
light had entered the dark world of the alcoholic.
8.
... number of
personal appeals which may result ...
12&12 p.184,
Tradition Twelve
Its foreword made this revealing statement: "It is important that we remain
anonymous because we
are too few, at present, to
handle the overwhelming number of personal appeals which may
result from this publication.
9.
... number of
personal appeals which may result ...
BB xiii,
Foreword to First Edition
It is important that we remain anonymous because we are too few, at present to handle the overwhelming number of personal appeals which may
result from this publication.
10.
... number of
scrapes, perhaps pretty messy ones.
BB p.140,
To Employers
11.
... number of
sudden revolutionary changes are described.
BB p.567(569),
Appendix II, Spiritual Experience
12.
... number one.
BB p.79,
Into Action
13.
... number one.
BB p.110,
To Wives
14.
... number one
man.
12&12 p.122,
Step Twelve
15.
... number one
man, or even a first-rater ...
12&12 p.122,
Step Twelve
In later life he finds that real happiness is not to be found in just trying to be a number one man, or even a first-rater in the heartbreaking struggle for money, romance, or self-importance.
16.
... "number one"
offender.
BB p.64,
How It Works
17.
... number one
people to cover up our ...
12&12 p.123,
Step Twelve
18.
... number one
should be practiced.
BB p.112,
To Wives
19.
... number sixty
or eighty as a rule.
BB p.161,
A Vision For You
Now, this house will hardly accommodate its weekly visitors, for they
number sixty or eighty as a rule.
20.
... Number Three.
BB p.156,
A Vision For You (Note)
21.
... number three.
BB xvii,
Foreword to Second Edition
22.
... number three
husband, you may be in ...
BB p.113,
To Wives
23.
... number two.
BB p.109,
To Wives
24.
... number two.
BB p.112,
To Wives
25.
... number two
he became worse.
BB p.109,
To Wives
26.
... number was
a patient there.
BB p.162,
A Vision For You
27.
... number will
become true alcoholics after a ...
BB p.109,
To Wives
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