From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... referred to
a Fellowship composed largely of ...
BB xxiii,
Foreword to Fourth Edition
When the phrase "We are people who normally would
not mix" (page 17 of this book) was written in 1939, it referred to a Fellowship composed largely of men (and a few women) with quite similar social, ethnic, and economic backgrounds.
2.
... referred to
these prospective newcomers.
BB xviii,
Foreword to Second Edition
3.
... referred to
your own doctor.
BB p.143,
To Employers
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