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PURPOSE occurs
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1.
... purpose.
BB
Working With Others, p.92
2.
... purpose.
BB
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition, p.562
3.
... purpose.
BB
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition, p.564
4.
... purpose.
12&12
Contents (Step Twelve), p.9
5.
... purpose."
12&12
Contents (Tradition Six), p.11
6.
... purpose.
12&12
Step Four, p.42
7.
... purpose.
12&12
Step Six, p.65
Since most of us are
born with an
abundance of
natural desires, it isn't
strange
that we
often let these
far exceed their
intended purpose.
8.
... purpose.
12&12
Step Nine, p.85
9.
... purpose.
12&12
Step Ten, pp.90-91
10.
... purpose.
12&12
Tradition Five, p.151
There is
another reason for
this
singleness of
purpose.
11.
... purpose."
12&12
Tradition Six, p.155
12.
... purpose.
12&12
Tradition Seven, pp.164-165
13.
... purpose.
12&12
Tradition Seven (Long), pp.190-191
14.
... purpose, a
member tells this story:
12&12
Tradition Five, p.151
15.
... purpose, accompanied
by a growing consciousness of ...
BB
The Family Afterward, p.130
16.
... purpose and
action.
12&12
Tradition One, p.130
17.
... purpose and
devotion to the religion of ...
12&12
Step Twelve, p.112
And can we
bring new purpose and
devotion to the
religion of our
choice?
18.
... purpose and
direction.
12&12
Step Twelve, p.124
19.
... purpose and
direction to millions.
BB
We Agnostics, p.49
20.
... purpose and
meaning, to see whole families ...
12&12
Step Twelve, p.110
21.
... purpose and
rhythm underlay all.
BB
Bill's Story, p.10
22.
... purpose for
lack of nourishment, so can ...
12&12
Step Eleven, p.97
As the
body can
fail its purpose for
lack of
nourishment, so can
the
soul.
23.
... purpose has
been defeated.
12&12
Tradition Eight, p.166
24.
... purpose is
to be served, past occurrences ...
BB
The Family Afterward, p.125
So we
think that
unless some
good and
useful purpose is to be
served,
past occurrences should not
be
discussed.
25.
... purpose is
to fit ourselves to be ...
BB
Into Action, p.77
Our
real purpose is to
fit ourselves to be of
maximum service to
God and the
people about us.
26.
... purpose is
to stay sober and help ...
Grapevine
Preamble
27.
... purpose of
A.A.
12&12
Tradition Five, p.153
It was
based foursquare
on the
single purpose of
A.A.
28.
... purpose of
A.A.'s Twelve Steps, and Step ...
12&12
Step Three, p.40
29.
... purpose of
living.
12&12
Step Seven, p.71
30.
... purpose of
making restitution to others is ...
12&12
Step Eight, p.80
31.
... purpose of
our lives, produced another bad ...
12&12
Step Seven, p.72
32.
... purpose of
pleasing ourselves and impressing other ...
12&12
Step Twelve, p.120
33.
... purpose of
this book.
BB
Foreword to First Edition, p.xiii
To
show other alcoholics precisely how
we have
recovered is the
main purpose of this
book.
34.
... purpose of
this book to answer such ...
BB
There Is A Solution, p.20
35.
... purpose, or,
in adversity, be able to ...
12&12
Step Seven, p.70
Without it, they cannot
live
to
much useful purpose, or, in
adversity, be
able to
summon the
faith that can
meet any emergency.
36.
... purpose --
that of carrying its message to ...
BB
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition, p.563
37.
... purpose --
that of carrying its message to ...
12&12
Tradition Five (Long), p.190
38.
... purpose, the
active voice and the effective ...
BB
Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form), p.574
39.
... purpose there
is but one ultimate authority ...
BB
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition, p.562
Two -- For our
group purpose there is but
one ultimate authority -- a
loving God as He may
express Himself in our
group conscience. Our
leaders are but
trusted servants; they do not
govern.
40.
... purpose there
is but one ultimate authority ...
BB
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition, p.563
2. For our
group purpose there
is but
one ultimate authority -- a
loving God as He may
express Himself in our
group conscience.
41.
... purpose there
is but one ultimate authority ...
12&12
Contents (Tradition Two), p.9
42.
... purpose there
is but one ultimate authority ...
12&12
Tradition Two, p.132
"For our
group purpose there is
but
one ultimate authority -- a
loving God as He may
express Himself in our
group conscience. Our
leaders
are but
trusted servants;
they do not
govern."
43.
... purpose there
is but one ultimate authority ...
12&12
Tradition Two (Long), p.189
44.
... purpose --
to carry its message to the ...
BB
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition, p.562
45.
... purpose --
to carry its message to the ...
12&12
Contents (Tradition Five), p.10
46.
... purpose --
to carry its message to the ...
12&12
Tradition Five, p.150
47.
... purpose: to
represent the current membership of ...
BB
Preface, p.xii
48.
... purpose under
all conditions?
12&12
Step Ten, p.88
49.
... purpose until
the habit of self-restraint has ...
12&12
Step Ten, p.91
50.
... purpose was
being compromised, and the name ...
12&12
Tradition Eight, p.170
51.
... purpose, we
are willing to announce our ...
BB
Into Action, p.77
52.
... purpose, we
need not be worried.
BB
We Agnostics, p.50
Experience has
taught us
that these are
matters about which, for our
purpose, we
need not be
worried.
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