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1.
... particular approach
or conception seems to make ...
BB p.50,
We Agnostics
Whether we
agree with a
particular approach or
conception seems to make
little difference.
2.
... particular case,
that nothing my company could ...
BB p.141,
To Employers
I
know, in my
own particular case, that
nothing my
company could
have done would have
stopped me for, so
long as I was able to
hold my
position, I could not
possibly realize how
serious my
situation was.
3.
... particular conception
because it seemed inadequate.
BB p.45,
We Agnostics
Perhaps we
rejected this
particular conception because
it
seemed inadequate.
4.
... particular dry
spell, so there was nothing ...
BB p.41,
More About Alcoholism
I had been out of
town before during this
particular dry spell, so there was
nothing
new about that.
5.
... particular educational
project in the minds of ...
12&12 p.158,
Tradition Six
But that wasn't the
whole story, for in this
case not only
was an
A.A. member to
break his
anonymity at a
public level, he was to
link the
name Alcoholics Anonymous
to this
particular educational project in
the
minds of
millions.
6.
... particular faith
or denomination.
BB p.94,
Working With Others
7.
... particular faith,
sect or denomination, nor do ...
BB xiv,
Foreword to First Edition
We are not
allied with any
particular faith,
sect or
denomination, nor
do we
oppose anyone.
8.
... particular function
can very often lie in ...
BB p.569(571),
Appendix III, The Medical View on A.A.
9.
... particular idea
of Him with which someone ...
BB p.45,
We Agnostics
To others, the
word "
God"
brought up a
particular idea
of Him with which someone had
tried to
impress them during
childhood.
10.
... particular medical
point of view, though we ...
BB xx,
Foreword to Second Edition
Neither does
A.A. take any
particular medical point of
view, though we
cooperate widely with the
men of
medicine as well as
with the
men of
religion.
11.
... particular person
sobered up, and after doing ...
12&12 p.111,
Step Twelve
For
example, we may
set our
hearts on
getting a
particular person sobered up, and after doing all we can for
months, we see him
relapse.
12.
... particular prayer
or phrase that has appealed ...
12&12 p.103,
Step Eleven
If at these
points our
emotional disturbance
happens to be
great, we
will more
surely keep our
balance,
provided we
remember, and
repeat to
ourselves, a
particular prayer or
phrase that has
appealed to us in our
reading or
meditation.
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