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1.
... showed about
one-tenth of A.A.'s were thirty ...
BB p.34,
More About Alcoholism (Note)
But a
2001 U.S./Canada membership survey showed about one-
tenth of
A.A.'s were
thirty and under.
2.
... showed definite
signs of alcoholism, were able ...
BB p.32,
More About Alcoholism
We have
heard of a few
instances where people, who
showed definite signs of
alcoholism, were
able to
stop for a
long period because of an
overpowering desire to
do so.
3.
... showed improvement.
BB xx,
Foreword to Second Edition
Of
alcoholics who
came
to
A.A. and really
tried,
50% got
sober at once and
remained that way;
25%
sobered up after some
relapses, and among the
remainder, those who
stayed on with
A.A. showed improvement.
4.
... showed results,
prodigious results.
12&12 p.27,
Step Two
5.
... showed signs
of delirium tremens.
BB p.13,
Bill's Story
6.
... showed us
an amazing paradox: We found ...
12&12 p.107,
Step Twelve
Step One
showed us an
amazing paradox: We
found that we were
totally unable to be
rid of the
alcohol obsession until
we
first admitted that we
were
powerless over it.
7.
... showed us
that "God-sufficiency" worked with them, ...
BB p.52,
We Agnostics
When others
showed us that "
God-
sufficiency"
worked with them, we
began to
feel like those who had
insisted the
Wrights would
never fly.
8.
... showed us
that humility and intellect could ...
12&12 p.30,
Step Two
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