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... soon.
BB p.100,
Working With Others
2.
Soon A.A.
was beset by these very ...
BB xix,
Foreword to Second Edition
3.
... soon achieve
this ideal; that any public ...
12&12 p.190,
Tradition Seven (Long)
We think that each group should soon achieve this ideal; that any public solicitation of funds using the name of Alcoholics Anonymous
is highly dangerous, whether by groups, clubs, hospitals, or other outside agencies; that acceptance of large gifts from any source, or of contributions carrying any obligation whatever, is
unwise.
4.
... soon achieve
this ideal; that any public ...
BB p.564(566),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
We think that each group should soon achieve this ideal; that any public solicitation of funds using the name of Alcoholics Anonymous
is highly dangerous, whether by groups, clubs, hospitals, or other outside agencies; that acceptance of large gifts from any source, or of contributions carrying any obligation whatever, is
unwise.
5.
... soon after
they whole-heartedly met a few ...
BB p.50,
We Agnostics
6.
... soon apparent
that while alcoholics would spend ...
12&12 p.160,
Tradition Seven
It was soon apparent that
while alcoholics would
spend lavishly on Twelfth Step cases, they had a terrific
aversion to dropping
money into a meeting-place hat for group purposes.
7.
... soon appeared
on the horizon.
BB p.175,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
At that time I was not aware
of the almost unlimited
supply the government
made it possible for us doctors to obtain, neither had I any knowledge of the bootlegger who soon appeared on the horizon.
8.
... soon as
a man can say that ...
BB p.47,
We Agnostics
As soon as a man can say that he does believe, or is
willing to believe, we
emphatically assure
him that he is on his way.
9.
... soon as
he begins to be more ...
12&12 p.46,
Step Four
As soon as he begins to be
more objective, the newcomer can fearlessly, rather than
fearfully, look at his own defects.
10.
... soon as
his sobriety begins to be ...
BB p.128,
The Family Afterward
As soon as his sobriety begins to be taken as a matter of course, the family may look at their strange new dad with apprehension,
then with irritation.
11.
... soon as
I regained my ability to ...
BB p.41,
More About Alcoholism
12.
... soon as
they are exposed.
12&12 p.62,
Step Five
The dammed-up emotions of years break out of their confinement, and miraculously vanish as
soon as they are exposed.
13.
... soon as
we admitted the possible existence ...
BB p.46,
We Agnostics
As soon as we admitted the
possible existence of
a Creative Intelligence, a Spirit
of the Universe underlying the totality
of things, we began to be
possessed of a new sense of power and direction, provided we
took other simple steps.
14.
... soon as
we are willing and honest ...
BB p.28,
There Is A Solution
If what we have learned and felt and seen means anything at all, it means that all of us, whatever our race, creed, or color are the children of a living Creator with whom we may form
a relationship upon simple and understandable terms
as soon as we are willing
and honest enough to try.
15.
... soon as
we become reasonably confident that ...
12&12 p.83,
Step Nine
There will be those who ought to be dealt with just as soon as we become reasonably confident that we can maintain our sobriety.
16.
... soon as
we begin to feel confident ...
12&12 p.85,
Step Nine
As soon as we begin to feel confident in our new way of life and have begun, by our behavior and example, to
convince those about us
that we are indeed changing for the better, it
is usually safe to talk in complete frankness with those who
have been seriously affected, even those who may be only a little
or not at all aware of what we have done to them.
17.
... soon as
we can, doing what we ...
12&12 p.105,
Step Eleven
18.
... soon as
we were able to lay ...
BB p.46,
We Agnostics
We found that as soon as we
were able to lay aside prejudice and express even a willingness to believe
in a Power greater than ourselves, we commenced
to get results, even though it was impossible for any of us to
fully define or comprehend that Power,
which is God.
19.
... soon as
you can.
12&12 p.61,
Step Five
20.
... soon be
back, they think.
BB p.123,
The Family Afterward
21.
... soon be
gone.
BB p.175,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
I knew everyone would buy a few bottles, or cases, of liquor as their exchequers permitted,
and that it would soon be gone.
22.
... soon be
mired in politics.
12&12 p.157,
Tradition Six
23.
... soon be
with us -- we say "Good ...
BB p.121,
To Wives
24.
... soon became
as open minded on spiritual ...
BB p.48,
We Agnostics
Faced with alcoholic destruction, we soon became as open minded on spiritual matters as we had tried to be
on other questions.
25.
... soon became
one of the leading spirits.
BB p.173,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
On account of my enormous capacity for beer, I was elected to membership in one of the drinking societies, and
soon became one of the leading spirits.
26.
... soon become
convinced that he cannot recover ...
BB p.96,
Working With Others
27.
... soon become
eager.
12&12 p.62,
Step Five
When your mission is carefully explained,
and it is seen by the recipient of your confidence how helpful
he can really be, the conversation will start easily and will soon become eager.
28.
... soon clean
up politics.
12&12 p.156,
Tradition Six
29.
... soon concluded
that whatever price in humility ...
12&12 p.31,
Step Two
30.
... soon die.
12&12 p.142,
Tradition Three
31.
... soon discovered
that a couple of drinks ...
BB p.174,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
I soon discovered that a
couple of drinks would alleviate my gastric distress, at least for a few hours at a time, so it was not at all difficult for me to return
to my former excessive
indulgence.
32.
... soon discovered
that while we weren't alone ...
12&12 p.57,
Step Five
But we soon discovered
that while we weren't alone any more in a social sense, we still suffered many of the old pangs of anxious apartness.
33.
... soon discovered
to be a healer of ...
12&12 p.75,
Step Seven
34.
... soon found
that we could not wish ...
12&12 p.58,
Step Five
35.
... soon found
that when all other measures ...
BB p.15,
Bill's Story
This sometimes nearly
drove me back to drink, but I soon found that when all other measures failed, work with another alcoholic would save the day.
36.
... soon get
drunk -- for at the time, ...
12&12 p.143,
Tradition Three
He browbeat everybody, and everybody expected that
he'd soon get drunk -- for at the time, you see, A.A. was on the pious side.
37.
Soon, groups
began to receive requests for ...
12&12 p.186,
Tradition Twelve
Soon, groups began to receive requests for A.A. speakers to appear before civic organizations, church
groups, and medical societies.
38.
... soon have
friends galore.
BB p.163,
A Vision For You
39.
... soon have
the key to this strange ...
12&12 p.130,
Tradition One
40.
... soon have
the solid facts.
12&12 p.132,
Tradition Two
Then they commence to watch us with speculative
eyes, pick up a fragment of A.A. history, and soon have the solid facts.
41.
... soon have
to give me over to ...
BB p.7,
Bill's Story
42.
... soon have
your friend admitting he has ...
BB p.92,
Working With Others
43.
... soon indicated
he was anxious to see ...
BB p.40,
More About Alcoholism
44.
... soon landed
me on the rocks.
BB p.7,
Bill's Story
45.
... soon lost.
BB p.46,
We Agnostics
46.
... soon on
the carpet and the upshot ...
BB p.174,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
I was, of course, soon on
the carpet and the upshot
was that I had to go back for two more quarters and remain absolutely dry, if I wished to graduate.
47.
... soon overcome
by them.
BB p.132,
The Family Afterward
But those of us who have tried to shoulder the entire burden and trouble of others find we are soon overcome by them.
48.
... soon proved
that his was a desperate ...
12&12 p.142,
Tradition Three
49.
... soon realizes
for himself, that his humble ...
12&12 p.73,
Step Seven
Every newcomer in Alcoholics Anonymous
is told, and soon realizes for himself, that
his humble admission of
powerlessness over alcohol is his first step toward liberation from its paralyzing grip.
50.
... soon see
that he is suffering from ...
BB p.129,
The Family Afterward
51.
... soon sitting
beside a big hulk of ...
12&12 p.152,
Tradition Five
52.
... soon solve
his alcohol problem.
12&12 p.152,
Tradition Five
He shouts that if his partner would treat him better, and his wife would leave him alone, he'd soon solve his alcohol problem.
53.
... soon start
drinking again, and all would ...
BB p.80,
Into Action
He saw that he had to place
the outcome in God's hands or he would soon start drinking again, and all would be lost anyhow.
54.
... soon take
quite another view of this ...
12&12 p.21,
Step One
55.
... soon the
sense of His presence had ...
BB p.12,
Bill's Story
But soon the sense of His presence had been blotted
out by worldly clamors, mostly those within myself.
56.
Soon they'd
spotted their man, an A.A. ...
12&12 p.157,
Tradition Six
57.
Soon things
began to hum.
12&12 p.148,
Tradition Four
58.
... soon, though,
his assumed authority to run ...
12&12 p.133,
Tradition Two
Very soon, though, his assumed authority to run everything begins to be
shared with the first alcoholics he has helped.
59.
... soon to
be catapulted into what I ...
BB p.8,
Bill's Story
60.
Soon, Washingtonian
speakers violently and publicly took ...
12&12 p.178,
Tradition Ten
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