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REMAINED   occurs   9 times    (Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... remained barren because we were still trying ...   12&12 p.72, Step Seven
We could actually have earnest religious beliefs which remained barren because we were still trying to play God ourselves.


2.
... remained bone dry for twenty-five years and ...   BB p.32, More About Alcoholism   Go to page 32 in the Big Book
An exceptional man, he remained bone dry for twenty-five years and retired at the age of fifty-five, after a successful and happy business career.


3.
... remained in me the vestiges of my ...   BB p.12, Bill's Story   Go to page 12 in the Big Book
Despite the living example of my friend there remained in me the vestiges of my old prejudice.


4.
... remained in that town.   BB p.159, A Vision For You   Go to page 159 in the Big Book
All this time our friend of the hotel lobby incident remained in that town.

5.
... remained self-deceived, and so incapable of receiving ...   12&12 p.32, Step Two
Therefore we remained self-deceived, and so incapable of receiving enough grace to restore us to sanity.


6.
... remained skeptical for a year and a ...   BB p.15, Bill's Story   Go to page 15 in the Big Book
It was fortunate, for my old business associates remained skeptical for a year and a half, during which I found little work.


7.
... remained sober for a long stretch, we ...   BB p.33, More About Alcoholism   Go to page 33 in the Big Book
Most of us have believed that if we remained sober for a long stretch, we could thereafter drink normally.


8.
... remained sober for a year or more, ...   BB p.34, More About Alcoholism   Go to page 34 in the Big Book
In the early days of our drinking we occasionally remained sober for a year or more, becoming serious drinkers again later.


9.
... remained that way; 25% sobered up after ...   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.


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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