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Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
SCARCELY occurs
8 times
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1.
... scarcely any
form of trouble and misery ...
BB p.15,
Bill's Story
There is
scarcely any
form of
trouble and
misery which
has not been
overcome among us.
2.
... scarcely any
Step is more necessary to ...
12&12 p.55,
Step Five
But
scarcely any
Step is more
necessary to
longtime
sobriety and
peace of
mind than this one.
3.
... scarcely blame
them if they have been ...
BB p.138,
To Employers
And we, who have
imposed on the
best of
employers, can
scarcely blame them if they have
been
short with us.
4.
... scarcely daring
to be hopeful, though she ...
BB p.158,
A Vision For You
His
wife came,
scarcely daring to be
hopeful, though she
thought
she saw something
different about her
husband already.
5.
... scarcely daylight.
BB p.6,
Bill's Story
6.
... scarcely more
than potential alcoholics.
12&12 p.23,
Step One
As this
trend grew, they were
joined by
young people who
were
scarcely more than
potential alcoholics.
7.
... scarcely need
comforting.
12&12 p.46,
Step Four
8.
... scarcely square
the account in his lifetime.
BB p.127,
The Family Afterward
He can
scarcely square the
account in his
lifetime.
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