From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... put a
finger on the nearby and ...
12&12 p.81,
Step Eight
2.
... put an
A.A. group into business; too ...
12&12 p.156,
Tradition Six
Whereupon we tried A.A. hospitals -- they all bogged down because you cannot put an A.A. group into business; too many busybody cooks spoil the broth.
3.
... put an
ounce of whiskey in my ...
BB p.36,
More About Alcoholism
"Suddenly the thought
crossed my mind that if I
were to put an ounce of whiskey in my milk it couldn't
hurt me on a full stomach.
4.
... put eight
or twelve ounce bottles of ...
BB p.176,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
I used to put eight or twelve ounce bottles of alcohol in a fur lined glove and toss it onto the back airing porch when winter days got dark enough.
5.
... put him
away.
BB p.110,
To Wives
6.
... "Put him
in a private room. We'll ...
BB p.157,
A Vision For You
7.
... put, if
only people would do as ...
BB p.61,
How It Works
If his arrangements would only stay put, if only people would do as he wished,
the show would be great.
8.
... put in
her name -- pride; personal sex ...
BB p.65,
How It Works
My wife -- misunderstands and nags; likes Brown; wants the house put in her name -- pride; personal sex relations; security (fear).
9.
... put in
personal contact with some of ...
BB p.144,
To Employers
As our work spreads and our
numbers increase, we hope your employees may be
put in personal contact with some of us.
10.
... put into
life instead of how much ...
BB p.120,
To Wives
You, as well as your husband, ought to think of what you can put into
life instead of how much you can take out.
11.
... put into
practical application at once.
BB xxvii(xxv),
The Doctor's Opinion
Many years ago one of the leading contributors
to this book came under our care in this hospital and while here he acquired some ideas which he put into practical application
at once.
12.
... put into
the foundation?
BB p.75,
Into Action
13.
... put it,
"Let's look at the record."
BB p.50,
We Agnostics
14.
... put it
up in four ounce bottles ...
BB p.177,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
15.
... put me
on the spot every time ...
BB p.147,
To Employers
16.
... put on
his clothes and walked from ...
BB p.158,
A Vision For You
17.
... put on
thirty pounds of weight in ...
BB p.177,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
I put on thirty pounds of weight in about two months, looked like a pig, and was uncomfortable from shortness of breath.
18.
... put our
A.A. way of living to ...
12&12 p.88,
Step Ten
But when we approach Step
Ten we commence to put our A.A. way
of living to practical
use, day by day, in fair weather or foul.
19.
... put our
finger on the weak items ...
BB p.72,
Into Action
We have admitted certain defects; we have ascertained in a rough way what the trouble is; we
have put our finger on the
weak items in our personal inventory.
20.
... put our
lives in order.
BB p.77,
Into Action
21.
... put our
lives on a give-and-take basis; ...
12&12 p.116,
Step Twelve
It became clear that if we
ever were to feel emotionally secure among grown-up people, we would have to put our lives on a give-and-take basis; we would have to develop the sense of being in partnership or
brotherhood with all those around us.
22.
... put our
work on a service plane, ...
BB p.98,
Working With Others
The minute we put our work on a service plane, the alcoholic commences to rely upon our assistance rather than upon God.
23.
... put ourselves
in God's hands were better ...
BB p.100,
Working With Others
When we look back, we realize that the things
which came to us when we put
ourselves in God's hands were better than anything we could have planned.
24.
... put spiritual
principles to work in every ...
BB p.116,
To Wives
25.
... put them
on paper, even though we ...
BB p.68,
How It Works
26.
... put this
spiritual stuff makes sense.
BB p.159,
A Vision For You
27.
... put those
principles into action at home.
BB p.98,
Working With Others
When your prospect has made such reparation as he can to his family, and has thoroughly explained
to them the new principles by which he is living, he should proceed to
put those principles into action at
home.
28.
... put to
a vital test.
12&12 p.157,
Tradition Six
29.
... put to
the test.
BB p.117,
To Wives
30.
... put us
off balance by creating an ...
12&12 p.85,
Step Nine
This atmosphere of approval and praise is apt to be so exhilarating
as to put us off balance by
creating an insatiable appetite for
more of the same.
31.
... put us
out if we didn't pay ...
12&12 p.163,
Tradition Seven
32.
... put us
out of the game forever, ...
12&12 p.29,
Step Two
Finally, when all our score cards read 'zero,' and we saw that one more strike would put us out of the game forever, we had to look for our lost faith.
33.
... put yourself
in his place.
BB p.111,
To Wives
34.
... put yourself
in his place, to see ...
BB p.90,
Working With Others
You need this information to put yourself in his place, to see how you would like him to approach you if the tables
were turned.
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