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REMAINDER   occurs   4 times    (Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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... remainder of his business, only to bring ...   BB p.155, A Vision For You   Go to page 155 in the Big Book
Why, he argued, should he lose the remainder of his business, only to bring still more suffering to his family by foolishly admitting his plight to people from whom he made his livelihood?

2.
... remainder of the book was devoted to ...   12&12 p.17, Foreword
The remainder of the book was devoted to thirty stories or case histories in which the alcoholics described their drinking experiences and recoveries.


3.
... remainder, those who stayed on with A.A. ...   BB xx, Foreword to Second Edition   Display entire Foreword to Second Edition
Of alcoholics who came to A.A. and really tried, 50% got sober at once and remained that way; 25% sobered up after some relapses, and among the remainder, those who stayed on with A.A. showed improvement.

4.
... remainder -- well, we have really disliked or ...   12&12 p.92, Step Ten
Most of us must admit that we have loved but a few; that we have been quite indifferent to the many so long as none of them gave us trouble; and as for the remainder -- well, we have really disliked or hated them.


Passages from the Big Book Alcoholics Anonymous and the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions are reprinted with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.  The A.A. Preamble, copyright © The A.A. Grapevine, Inc., is reprinted with permission.  Permission to reprint does not in any way imply affiliation with or endorsement by either Alcoholics Anonymous or The A.A. Grapevine, Inc.

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