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resent
resentful
resentfully
RESENTMENT
occurs
17 times
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resentments
reservation
reservations
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1.
... resentment.
BB p.13,
Bill's Story
We made a
list
of people I had
hurt
or
toward
whom I
felt
resentment
.
2.
... resentment.
BB p.15,
Bill's Story
I was not too well at the
time
, and was
plagued
by
waves
of
self
-
pity
and
resentment
.
3.
... resentment.
BB p.105,
To Wives
We have been
driven
to
maudlin
sympathy
, to
bitter
resentment
.
4.
... resentment and drinking, he had not paid ...
BB p.79,
Into Action
Because of
resentment
and
drinking
, he had not
paid
alimony
to his
first
wife
.
5.
... resentment, and fear.
BB p.84,
Into Action
Continue
to
watch
for
selfishness
,
dishonesty
,
resentment
, and
fear
.
6.
... resentment engulfed the meeting, sweeping every member ...
12&12 p.143,
Tradition Three
A
great
wave
of
outraged
resentment
engulfed
the
meeting
,
sweeping
every
member
to a
single
resolve
: "Out he
goes
!"
7.
... resentment, financial insecurity, disgusted friends and employers, ...
BB p.18,
There Is A Solution
It brings
misunderstanding
,
fierce
resentment
,
financial
insecurity
,
disgusted
friends
and
employers
,
warped
lives
of
blameless
children
,
sad
wives
and
parents
-- anyone can
increase
the
list
.
8.
Resentment grows.
BB p.126,
The Family Afterward
Resentment
grows
.
9.
... resentment in connection with them.
BB p.68,
How It Works
We
put
them on
paper
, even though we had no
resentment
in
connection
with them.
10.
... resentment is a deadly hazard to an ...
BB p.117,
To Wives
Never
forget
that
resentment
is a
deadly
hazard
to an
alcoholic
.
11.
... resentment is infinitely grave.
BB p.66,
How It Works
But with the
alcoholic
, whose
hope
is the
maintenance
and
growth
of a
spiritual
experience
, this
business
of
resentment
is
infinitely
grave
.
12.
Resentment is the "number one" offender.
BB p.64,
How It Works
Resentment
is the "
number
one"
offender
.
13.
... resentment, jealousy, envy, frustration, and fear.
BB p.145,
To Employers
The
greatest
enemies
of us
alcoholics
are
resentment
,
jealousy
,
envy
,
frustration
, and
fear
.
14.
... resentment leads only to futility and unhappiness.
BB p.66,
How It Works
It is
plain
that a
life
which
includes
deep
resentment
leads
only to
futility
and
unhappiness
.
15.
... resentment or jealousy.
BB p.100,
Working With Others
You should
warn
against
arousing
resentment
or
jealousy
.
16.
... resentment over his reduced status, whose judgment, ...
12&12 p.135,
Tradition Two
The
elder
statesman
is the one who sees the
wisdom
of the
group
's
decision
, who
holds
no
resentment
over his
reduced
status
, whose
judgment
,
fortified
by
considerable
experience
, is
sound
, and who is
willing
to
sit
quietly
on the
sidelines
patiently
awaiting
developments
.
17.
... resentment that love and loyalty could not ...
BB p.118,
To Wives
Another
feeling
we are very
likely
to
entertain
is one of
resentment
that
love
and
loyalty
could not
cure
our
husbands
of
alcoholism
.
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