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... occasionally, and
understanding your own reactions, it ...
BB p.139,
To Employers
Drinking occasionally, and
understanding your own
reactions, it is possible for you to become
quite sure of many things which, so far as the alcoholic is concerned, are not always
so.
2.
... occasionally dismayed
to find that when drinking ...
BB p.134,
The Family Afterward
Couples are occasionally dismayed to find that when drinking is stopped the man tends to be impotent.
3.
Occasionally, I
would yield to the morning ...
BB p.176,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
Occasionally, I would yield
to the morning craving,
but if I did, it would be only a few hours before I would be quite unfit for work.
4.
... occasionally in
the night a vague craving ...
BB p.134,
The Family Afterward
5.
... occasionally land
back in here again, we ...
BB p.570(572),
Appendix III, The Medical View on A.A.
Even among those who occasionally land back in here again, we observe a profound change in personality.
6.
... occasionally remained
sober for a year or ...
BB p.34,
More About Alcoholism
In the early days of our drinking we occasionally remained sober for a year or more, becoming serious drinkers again later.
7.
Occasionally, they
will offer assistance.
BB p.78,
Into Action
8.
Occasionally we
go even further than this.
12&12 p.105,
Step Eleven
9.
Occasionally you
will have to meet such ...
BB p.97,
Working With Others
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