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... placed him
constantly in the wrong.
BB p.131,
The Family Afterward
Even when he wanted to assert himself he could not,
for his drinking placed
him constantly in the wrong.
2.
... placed him
on the wrong side of ...
BB p.129,
The Family Afterward
Dad may feel that for years his drinking has placed him on the wrong side of every argument, but that now he has
become a superior person with God on his side.
3.
... placed himself
beyond human aid, and unless ...
BB p.24,
There Is A Solution
When this sort of thinking
is fully established
in an individual with alcoholic tendencies,
he has probably placed himself beyond human aid, and unless locked up, may die or go permanently insane.
4.
... placed his
toe on the trigger of ...
BB p.137,
To Employers
After two weeks of drinking, he had
placed his toe on the trigger of a loaded shotgun -- the barrel was in
his mouth.
5.
... placed humility
first.
12&12 p.30,
Step Two
By their example they showed us that humility and
intellect could be compatible, provided we
placed humility first.
6.
... placed in
a nationally-known hospital for the ...
BB p.7,
Bill's Story
My brother-in-law is a physician, and through
his kindness and that of my mother I was placed in a nationally-known hospital for the mental and
physical rehabilitation of alcoholics.
7.
... placed in
a position of neutrality -- safe ...
BB p.85,
Into Action
8.
... placed in
one institution after another.
BB p.110,
To Wives
9.
... placed in
such physical condition that he ...
BB p.143,
To Employers
Your man will fare better if placed in such physical condition that
he can think straight and
no longer craves liquor.
10.
... placed myself
unreservedly under His care and ...
BB p.13,
Bill's Story
11.
... placed on
a much higher plane when ...
BB p.86,
Into Action
Our thought-life will be placed on a much higher plane when our thinking is
cleared of wrong motives.
12.
... placed on
a pedestal.
BB p.122,
The Family Afterward
Perhaps they created the
impression that he is to be wrapped in cotton wool and placed on a pedestal.
13.
... placed ourselves
in a mood in which ...
12&12 p.100,
Step Eleven
When, by such simple devices, we have placed ourselves in a mood in which
we can focus undisturbed on constructive imagination, we might proceed like this:
14.
... placed self-reliance
first, a genuine reliance upon ...
12&12 p.72,
Step Seven
As long as we placed self-reliance first, a genuine reliance upon a Higher Power was out of the question.
15.
... placed such
a compelling picture of A.A. ...
BB xviii,
Foreword to Second Edition
Then Jack Alexander wrote a feature article in the Saturday Evening Post and placed such a compelling picture of A.A. before the general public that alcoholics in need of help really deluged us.
16.
... placed the
key of willingness in the ...
12&12 p.35,
Step Three
Once we have placed the key of willingness in the
lock and have the door ever so slightly open, we find that we can always open it some more.
17.
... placed their
large home at the disposal ...
BB p.160,
A Vision For You
18.
... placed them
before us in black and ...
BB p.67,
How It Works
19.
... placed us
in a position to be ...
BB p.62,
How It Works
Sometimes they hurt us,
seemingly without provocation, but we invariably find that at
some time in the past we have
made decisions based on self which later placed us in a position to be hurt.
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