From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... stayed.
12&12 p.144,
Tradition Three
So Ed stayed.
2.
... stayed about
town a couple of months ...
BB p.175,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
3.
... stayed broke.
BB p.4,
Bill's Story
4.
... stayed broke,
while its individual members waxed ...
12&12 p.161,
Tradition Seven
5.
... stayed dry
but has been able to ...
12&12 p.61,
Step Five
We shall want to speak with someone who is experienced, who not only has stayed dry but has been able to surmount other serious difficulties.
6.
... stayed, he
stayed sober -- month after month.
12&12 p.144,
Tradition Three
7.
... stayed on
and on.
BB p.106,
To Wives
We stayed on and on.
8.
... stayed on
with A.A. showed improvement.
BB xx,
Foreword to Second Edition
Of alcoholics who came
to A.A. and really tried, 50% got sober at once and remained that way; 25% sobered up after some relapses, and among the remainder, those who stayed on with A.A. showed improvement.
9.
... stayed poor
because it had to.
12&12 p.160,
Tradition Seven
10.
... stayed sober
Monday till after the dinner, ...
BB p.179,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
I got tight that night, stayed sober Monday till after the dinner, and then proceeded
to get tight again.
11.
... stayed sober
-- month after month.
12&12 p.144,
Tradition Three
12.
... stayed sore.
BB p.66,
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