From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
SIMILAR occurs
5 times
(
Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... similar problems
... In this atmosphere the alcoholic ...
BB p.570(572),
Appendix III, The Medical View on A.A.
They
help others with
similar
problems ... In this
atmosphere the
alcoholic often
overcomes his
excessive
concentration upon himself.
2.
... similar social,
ethnic, and economic backgrounds.
BB xxiii,
Foreword to Fourth Edition
When the
phrase "We are people who
normally would not
mix" (
page 17 of this book) was
written in
1939, it
referred to a
Fellowship composed largely of
men (and a few
women) with quite
similar social,
ethnic, and
economic backgrounds.
3.
... similar temptation.
12&12 p.104,
Step Eleven
We also
fall into another
similar temptation.
4.
... similar uproar.
12&12 p.44,
Step Four
If
sex runs riot, there is a
similar uproar.
5.
... similar worth
and durability?
12&12 p.120,
Step Twelve
If they cannot have this
kind of
happiness, can
A.A. offer them
satisfactions of
similar
worth and
durability?
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