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Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
ORDINARY occurs
6 times
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1.
... ordinary attributes
began to come to us, ...
12&12 p.29,
Step Two
"As
material success founded upon no more than these
ordinary attributes began to
come to us, we
felt we were
winning at the
game of
life.
2.
... ordinary life,
would produce untold grief; there ...
BB p.125,
The Family Afterward
This is a
condition which, in
ordinary life, would
produce untold grief; there might be
scandalous gossip,
laughter at the
expense of
other people, and a
tendency to take
advantage of
intimate information.
3.
... ordinary promises.
BB p.148,
To Employers
But at
least he will
understand the
problem
and will no
longer be
misled by
ordinary promises.
4.
... ordinary psychological
approach.
BB xxix(xxvii),
The Doctor's Opinion
5.
... ordinary sense
of the word, is needed ...
BB p.98,
Working With Others
For the
type of
alcoholic
who is able and
willing to get well,
little charity, in the
ordinary sense of the
word, is
needed or
wanted.
6.
... ordinary whoopee
parties.
BB p.101,
Working With Others
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