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suffices
sufficiency
SUFFICIENT   occurs   9 times    (Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
sufficiently
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1.
... sufficient force the memory of the suffering ...   BB p.24, There Is A Solution   Go to page 24 in the Big Book
We are unable, at certain times, to bring into our consciousness with sufficient force the memory of the suffering and humiliation of even a week or a month ago.

2.
... sufficient man or woman.   12&12 p.29, Step Two
Now we come to another kind of problem: the intellectually self-sufficient man or woman.


3.
... sufficient operating funds and reserve be its ...   BB p.575, Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form)   Display entire Appendix VII
XII. The Conference shall observe the spirit of A.A. tradition, taking care that it never becomes the seat of perilous wealth or power; that sufficient operating funds and reserve be its prudent financial principle; that it place none of its members in a position of unqualified authority over others; that it reach all important decisions by discussion, vote, and, whenever possible, by substantial unanimity; that its actions never be personally punitive nor an incitement to public controversy; that it never perform acts of government, and that, like the Society it serves, it will always remain democratic in thought and action.


4.
... sufficient substitute?"   BB p.152, A Vision For You   Go to page 152 in the Big Book
Have you a sufficient substitute?"


5.
... sufficient; they failed utterly.   BB p.45, We Agnostics   Go to page 45 in the Big Book
Our human resources, as marshalled by the will, were not sufficient; they failed utterly.


6.
... sufficient to bring about recovery from alcoholism ...   BB p.567(569), Appendix II, Spiritual Experience   Display entire Appendix II
The terms "spiritual experience" and "spiritual awakening" are used many times in this book which, upon careful reading, shows that the personality change sufficient to bring about recovery from alcoholism has manifested itself among us in many different forms.


7.
... sufficient to convince the membership that a ...   BB xvii, Foreword to Second Edition   Display entire Foreword to Second Edition
By late 1937, the number of members having substantial sobriety time behind them was sufficient to convince the membership that a new light had entered the dark world of the alcoholic.


8.
... sufficient to make the approach and to ...   BB p.46, We Agnostics   Go to page 46 in the Big Book
Our own conception, however inadequate, was sufficient to make the approach and to effect a contact with Him.


9.
... sufficient to overcome alcoholism, many of us ...   BB p.44, We Agnostics   Go to page 44 in the Big Book
If a mere code of morals or a better philosophy of life were sufficient to overcome alcoholism, many of us would have recovered long ago.


Passages from the Big Book Alcoholics Anonymous and the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions are reprinted with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.  The A.A. Preamble, copyright © The A.A. Grapevine, Inc., is reprinted with permission.  Permission to reprint does not in any way imply affiliation with or endorsement by either Alcoholics Anonymous or The A.A. Grapevine, Inc.

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