OBVIOUSLY in Big Book Alcoholics Anonymous, 12 Steps and 12 Traditions

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OBVIOUSLY occurs 11 times (Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)

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Obviously. BB p.45, We Agnostics

Obviously.

Obviously, A.A. had to be publicized somehow, ... 12&12 p.181, Tradition Eleven

Obviously, A.A. had to be publicized somehow, so we resorted to the idea that it would be far better to let our friends do this for us.

... obviously good character was something one needed ... 12&12 p.72, Step Seven

True, most of us thought good character was desirable, but obviously good character was something one needed to get on with the business of being self-satisfied.

Obviously it had not. BB p.11, Bill's Story

Obviously it had not.

... obviously knows what he is talking about, ... BB p.18, There Is A Solution

That the man who is making the approach has had the same difficulty, that he obviously knows what he is talking about, that his whole deportment shouts at the new prospect that he is a man with a real answer, that he has no attitude of Holier Than Thou, nothing whatever except the sincere desire to be helpful; that there are no fees to pay, no axes to grind, no people to please, no lectures to be endured -- these are the conditions we have found most effective.

... obviously necessary to raise the bottom the ... 12&12 p.23, Step One

It was obviously necessary to raise the bottom the rest of us had hit to the point where it would hit them.

Obviously, no rule can be laid down. BB p.99, Working With Others

Obviously, no rule can be laid down.

Obviously not much partnership can exist under ... 12&12 p.118, Step Twelve

Obviously not much partnership can exist under these conditions.

Obviously, the dilemma of the wanderer from ... 12&12 p.28, Step Two

Obviously, the dilemma of the wanderer from faith is that of profound confusion.

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... obviously this is the crux of the ... BB p.35, More About Alcoholism

So we shall describe some of the mental states that precede a relapse into drinking, for obviously this is the crux of the problem.

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... obviously you cannot transmit something you haven't ... BB p.164, A Vision For You

But obviously you cannot transmit something you haven't got.

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