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repayment
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REPEATEDLY   occurs   7 times    (Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... repeatedly ask us to give up personal ...   12&12 p.184, Tradition Twelve
Because A.A.'s Twelve Traditions repeatedly ask us to give up personal desires for the common good, we realize that the sacrificial spirit -- well symbolized by anonymity -- is the foundation of them all.

2.
... repeatedly deleted names and pictures of members ...   12&12 p.183, Tradition Eleven
Since that time, editors and rewrite men have repeatedly deleted names and pictures of members from A.A. copy; frequently, they have reminded ambitious individuals of A.A.'s anonymity policy.


3.
... repeatedly proven among us that upon this ...   BB p.47, We Agnostics   Go to page 47 in the Big Book
It has been repeatedly proven among us that upon this simple cornerstone a wonderfully effective spiritual structure can be built.(*)

4.
... repeatedly say "We ought..." but never "You ...   12&12 p.129, Tradition One
They repeatedly say "We ought..." but never "You must!"

5.
... repeatedly Step Six on all his faults ...   12&12 p.63, Step Six
He goes on to explain that any person capable of enough willingness and honesty to try repeatedly Step Six on all his faults -- without any reservations whatever -- has indeed come a long way spiritually, and is therefore entitled to be called a man who is sincerely trying to grow in the image and likeness of his own Creator.

6.
... repeatedly strained the patience of our best ...   12&12 p.78, Step Eight
We've repeatedly strained the patience of our best friends to a snapping point, and have brought out the very worst in those who didn't think much of us to begin with.


7.
... repeatedly tried spiritual means to resolve his ...   BB xvi, Foreword to Second Edition   Display entire Foreword to Second Edition
This physician had repeatedly tried spiritual means to resolve his alcoholic dilemma but had failed.


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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