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

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OFFICES   occurs   5 times    (Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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... offices, authors writing books -- all these we ...   12&12 p.167, Tradition Eight
Caretakers who swept floors, cooks who fried hamburgers, secretaries in offices, authors writing books -- all these we have seen hotly assailed because they were, as their critics angrily remarked, "making money out of A.A."

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... offices, clubs, and homes, telephones ring constantly.   12&12 p.180, Tradition Eleven
In A.A. offices, clubs, and homes, telephones ring constantly.

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... offices had to be set up, telephones ...   12&12 p.161, Tradition Seven
To save whole areas from turmoil, small offices had to be set up, telephones installed, and a few full-time secretaries hired.

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... offices, we couldn't employ nonalcoholics as secretaries; ...   12&12 p.168, Tradition Eight
At the Foundation(*) and intergroup offices, we couldn't employ nonalcoholics as secretaries; we had to have people who knew the A.A. pitch.


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... offices where alcoholics or their families may ...   BB p.573(575), Appendix VI, How to Get in Touch With A.A.   Display entire Appendix VI
In large cities, groups often maintain local offices where alcoholics or their families may arrange for interviews or hospitalization.


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