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1.
... pretty badly mangled before they really commence ...   BB p.43, More About Alcoholism   Go to page 43 in the Big Book
Most alcoholics have to be pretty badly mangled before they really commence to solve their problems.


2.
... pretty drastic.   BB p.42, More About Alcoholism   Go to page 42 in the Big Book
But the program of action, though entirely sensible, was pretty drastic.

3.
... pretty foggy, and he's very suspicious of ...   12&12 p.152, Tradition Five
He's had a bad case of D.T.'s, he's pretty foggy, and he's very suspicious of everybody.


4.
... pretty good women, capable of being nicer ...   BB p.116, To Wives   Go to page 116 in the Big Book
We thought, on the whole, we were pretty good women, capable of being nicer if our husbands stopped drinking.

5.
... pretty intolerant.   12&12 p.140, Tradition Three
Maybe you think we oldtimers were pretty intolerant.


6.
... pretty messy ones.   BB p.140, To Employers   Go to page 140 in the Big Book
Your man has probably been trying to conceal a number of scrapes, perhaps pretty messy ones.

7.
... pretty naive to them.   12&12 p.132, Tradition Two
The friends mutter that this looks vague, nebulous, pretty naive to them.

8.
... pretty nice people all along, except for ...   12&12 p.45, Step Four
If we were pretty nice people all along, except for our drinking, what need is there for a moral inventory now that we are sober?

9.
... pretty severe shock when we realized that ...   12&12 p.78, Step Eight
We got a pretty severe shock when we realized that we were preparing to make a face-to-face admission of our wretched conduct to those we had hurt.


10.
... pretty strong opinions, perhaps prejudices.   BB p.139, To Employers   Go to page 139 in the Big Book
Whether you are a hard drinker, a moderate drinker or a teetotaler, you may have some pretty strong opinions, perhaps prejudices.


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