From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
SHEER occurs
5 times
(
Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
1.
... sheer anarchy.
12&12 p.129,
Tradition One
To many
minds all this
liberty for the
individual spells sheer anarchy.
2.
... sheer necessity,
we reluctantly come to grips ...
12&12 p.73,
Step Seven
Still
goaded by
sheer necessity, we
reluctantly come to
grips with those
serious character flaws that made
problem drinkers of us
in the
first place,
flaws
which
must be
dealt with to
prevent a
retreat into
alcoholism once again.
3.
... sheer personal
determination and courage he can ...
12&12 p.39,
Step Three
By now, though, the
chances are that he has
become convinced that he
has more
problems than
alcohol, and that some of these
refuse to be
solved by all
the
sheer personal determination and
courage he can
muster.
4.
... sheer self-righteousness
while trying to enforce upon ...
12&12 p.176,
Tradition Ten
5.
... sheer spiritual
power, beauty, and love of ...
12&12 p.100,
Step Eleven
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