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Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
SPENT occurs
9 times
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1.
... spent aimlessly.
12&12 p.129,
Tradition One
Without
unity, the
heart of
A.A. would
cease to
beat; our
world arteries would no
longer carry the
life-
giving grace of
God; His
gift to us would be
spent aimlessly.
2.
... spent in
getting them straightened out.(*)
BB p.150,
To Employers
I have
enjoyed every
moment spent in
getting them
straightened out.(*)
3.
... spent in
self-examination are bound to make ...
12&12 p.89,
Step Ten
For these
minutes and sometimes
hours spent in
self-
examination are
bound to make all the other
hours of our
day better and
happier.
4.
... spent in
thousands and chattered in millions.
BB p.3,
Bill's Story
5.
... spent much
of his life in the ...
BB p.136,
To Employers
Among many
employers nowadays, we
think of one
member who has
spent much of
his
life in the
world of
big business.
6.
... spent much
time in the world of ...
BB p.130,
The Family Afterward
Those of us who have
spent much
time in the
world of
spiritual make-
believe
have
eventually seen the
childishness of it.
7.
... spent thousands
of dollars for examinations.
BB p.73,
Into Action
8.
... spent two
hours talking about alcoholism, the ...
BB p.138,
To Employers
This
seemed to me like an
opportunity to be
helpful, so I
spent two hours talking about
alcoholism, the
malady,
and
described the
symptoms and
results as
well as I could.
9.
... spent years
in pulling down the structures ...
BB p.123,
The Family Afterward
But the
head of the
house has
spent years in
pulling down the
structures of
business,
romance,
friendship,
health -- these things are now
ruined or
damaged.
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