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Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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1.
... "short form"
of the Concepts, which follows, ...
BB p.574,
Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form)
2.
... "short form"
the form in general use ...
BB p.561(563),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
On the
next page,
A.A.'s "
12 Traditions" are seen in their so-called "
short form" the
form in
general use
today.
3.
... short in
our accounts and unable to ...
BB p.78,
Into Action
We may be
short in our
accounts and
unable to make
good.
4.
... short-lived.
BB p.66,
How It Works
Our
moments of
triumph
were
short-
lived.
5.
... short of
continuous action upon these as ...
12&12 p.40,
Step Three
Nothing short of
continuous action upon
these as a way of
life can bring the much-
desired result.
6.
... short of
such achievements as a consistent ...
12&12 p.112,
Step Twelve
Of
course all
A.A.'s, even the
best,
fall far
short of such
achievements
as a
consistent thing.
7.
... short of
the chosen ideal and stumble?
BB p.70,
How It Works
8.
... short question.
BB p.47,
We Agnostics
We
needed to
ask ourselves
but one
short question.
9.
... short, the
family may be unhappy.
BB p.123,
The Family Afterward
Today's
life is
measured against that of other
years and, when it
falls short, the
family may be
unhappy.
10.
... short time.
BB p.26,
There Is A Solution
Nevertheless, he was
drunk in a
short time.
11.
... short time
as bad as ever.
BB p.33,
More About Alcoholism
Commencing to
drink
after a
period of
sobriety, we are in a
short
time as
bad as ever.
12.
... short time,
it was billboarded throughout the ...
BB p.145,
To Employers
Only a few
knew of it at
first but,
within a
short time, it was
billboarded throughout the
entire company.
13.
... short with
us.
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.
14.
... short word
somehow touches about every aspect ...
BB p.67,
How It Works
This
short word somehow
touches about every
aspect
of our
lives.
15.
... short words
have been running through my ...
12&12 p.142,
Tradition Three
As we've been
talking,
five
short words have been
running through my
mind.
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