From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
STAGE occurs
13 times
(
Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... stage.
BB p.113,
To Wives
If your
husband is
otherwise a
normal individual, your
chances
are
good at this
stage.
2.
... stage character.
BB p.73,
Into Action
3.
... stage of his drinking career he begins ...
BB p.21,
There Is A Solution
He may
start off as a
moderate drinker; he may
or may not
become a
continuous hard drinker; but at some
stage of
his
drinking career he
begins to
lose all
control of his
liquor consumption, once he
starts to
drink.
4.
... stage of our progress we are under ...
12&12 p.74,
Step Seven
At this
stage of our
progress we are under
heavy
pressure and
coercion
to do the
right thing.
5.
... stage of Step Five that he first ...
12&12 p.62,
Step Five
Many an
A.A., once
agnostic
or
atheistic, tells us that it was during this
stage of
Step Five that he
first actually felt the
presence of
God.
6.
... stage of the inventory proceedings, our sponsors ...
12&12 p.46,
Step Four
At this
stage of the
inventory proceedings, our
sponsors come to the
rescue.
7.
... stage, refer to this book, unless he ...
BB p.92,
Working With Others
Don't, at this
stage,
refer
to this book,
unless he has seen it and
wishes to
discuss it.
8.
... stage, suddenly realizing that we did not ...
12&12 p.57,
Step Five
It was as if we were
actors on a
stage,
suddenly realizing that we did not
know a
single line of our
parts.
9.
... stage, the difficulties of trying to deal ...
12&12 p.59,
Step Five
At this
stage, the
difficulties of
trying
to
deal rightly with
God by ourselves are
twofold.
10.
... stage they are not.
12&12 p.133,
Tradition Two
But more often at this stage they are not.
11.
... stage to rehash certain harrowing episodes.
12&12 p.84,
Step Nine
12.
... stage wears off and things go disappointingly ...
12&12 p.113,
Step Twelve
13.
... stage with its commitment to health resorts, ...
BB p.107,
To Wives
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