From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... showed about
one-tenth of A.A.'s were thirty ...
BB p.34,
More About Alcoholism (Note)
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
By their example they showed us that humility and intellect could be compatible, provided we
placed humility first.
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