From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
STANDING occurs
8 times
(
Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... standing.
BB p.15,
Bill's Story
2.
... standing.
BB p.39,
More About Alcoholism
It
never occurred to him
that perhaps he could not do so, in
spite of his
character and
standing.
3.
... standing damaged.
BB p.155,
A Vision For You
4.
... standing difficulties
had better be postponed, when ...
12&12 p.91,
Step Ten
5.
... standing in
the community.
12&12 p.43,
Step Four
In such a
case, this
imperious urge can
destroy his
chances for
material and
emotional
security as well as his
standing in the
community.
6.
... standing in
the community?
12&12 p.50,
Step Four
Did I
jeopardize my
standing in the
community?
7.
... standing in
the ruins of his dream, ...
12&12 p.149,
Tradition Four
Even the
chief architect,
standing in the
ruins of his
dream, could
laugh at himself -- and that is the very
acme of
humility.
8.
... standing melt
away in an hour.
BB p.78,
Into Action
Sometimes the
man we are calling upon
admits his
own fault, so
feuds of
years'
standing melt away in an
hour.
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