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... soon.
BB
Working With Others, p.100
2.
Soon A.A.
was beset by these very ...
BB
Foreword to Second Edition, p.xix
3.
... soon achieve
this ideal; that any public ...
BB
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition, p.564
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 ...
12&12
Tradition Seven (Long), p.190
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
We Agnostics, p.50
6.
... soon apparent
that while alcoholics would spend ...
12&12
Tradition Seven, p.160
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
Doctor Bob's Nightmare, p.175
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
We Agnostics, p.47
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
Step Four, p.46
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
The Family Afterward, p.128
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
More About Alcoholism, p.41
12.
... soon as
they are exposed.
12&12
Step Five, p.62
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
We Agnostics, p.46
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
There Is A Solution, p.28
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
Step Nine, p.83
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
Step Nine, p.85
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
Step Eleven, p.105
18.
... soon as
we were able to lay ...
BB
We Agnostics, p.46
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
Step Five, p.61
20.
... soon be
back, they think.
BB
The Family Afterward, p.123
21.
... soon be
gone.
BB
Doctor Bob's Nightmare, p.175
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
Tradition Six, p.157
23.
... soon be
with us -- we say "Good ...
BB
To Wives, p.121
24.
... soon became
as open minded on spiritual ...
BB
We Agnostics, p.48
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
Doctor Bob's Nightmare, p.173
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
Working With Others, p.96
27.
... soon become
eager.
12&12
Step Five, pp.61-62
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
Tradition Six, p.156
29.
... soon concluded
that whatever price in humility ...
12&12
Step Two, p.31
30.
... soon die.
12&12
Tradition Three, p.142
31.
... soon discovered
that a couple of drinks ...
BB
Doctor Bob's Nightmare, p.174
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
Step Five, p.57
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
Step Seven, p.75
34.
... soon found
that we could not wish ...
12&12
Step Five, p.58
35.
... soon found
that when all other measures ...
BB
Bill's Story, p.15
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
Tradition Three, p.143
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
Tradition Twelve, p.186
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
A Vision For You, p.163
39.
... soon have
the key to this strange ...
12&12
Tradition One, p.130
40.
... soon have
the solid facts.
12&12
Tradition Two, p.132
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
Bill's Story, p.7
42.
... soon have
your friend admitting he has ...
BB
Working With Others, p.92
43.
... soon indicated
he was anxious to see ...
BB
More About Alcoholism, p.40
44.
... soon landed
me on the rocks.
BB
Bill's Story, p.7
45.
... soon lost.
BB
We Agnostics, p.46
46.
... soon on
the carpet and the upshot ...
BB
Doctor Bob's Nightmare, p.174
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
The Family Afterward, p.132
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
Tradition Three, p.142
49.
... soon realizes
for himself, that his humble ...
12&12
Step Seven, pp.72-73
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
The Family Afterward, p.129
51.
... soon sitting
beside a big hulk of ...
12&12
Tradition Five, p.152
52.
... soon solve
his alcohol problem.
12&12
Tradition Five, pp.151-152
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
Into Action, p.80
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
Step One, p.21
55.
... soon the
sense of His presence had ...
BB
Bill's Story, p.12
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
Tradition Six, p.157
57.
Soon things
began to hum.
12&12
Tradition Four, p.148
58.
... soon, though,
his assumed authority to run ...
12&12
Tradition Two, p.133
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
Bill's Story, p.8
60.
Soon, Washingtonian
speakers violently and publicly took ...
12&12
Tradition Ten, p.178
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