From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... takes!
BB p.6,
Bill's Story
Now I had what it takes!
2.
... takes any
alcohol whatever into his system, ...
BB p.22,
There Is A Solution
We are equally positive
that once he takes any alcohol whatever into his system,
something happens, both in the bodily and mental sense, which makes it virtually impossible for him to stop.
3.
... takes great
resolution to approach him or ...
12&12 p.61,
Step Five
4.
... takes if
he drinks too much.
BB p.112,
To Wives
You think he ought to know the subject better, as everyone should
have a clear understanding of the risk he takes if he drinks too much.
5.
... takes its
place.
12&12 p.62,
Step Five
6.
... takes long
nor is it very expensive.
BB p.143,
To Employers
7.
... takes money
from the hat that is ...
12&12 p.134,
Tradition Two
Their treasurer, strictly accountable,
takes money from the hat that is passed, banks it, pays the rent and other bills, and makes a regular report at business meetings.
8.
... takes most
of us a long, long ...
12&12 p.73,
Step Seven
To get completely away from our aversion to the
idea of being humble, to gain a vision of humility as the
avenue to true freedom of the human spirit, to be willing to work for humility as something to be desired
for itself, takes most of us
a long, long time.
9.
... takes no
real account of the facts.
12&12 p.36,
Step Three
10.
... takes no
regular inventory usually goes broke.
BB p.64,
How It Works
11.
... takes over
when he thinks of all ...
12&12 p.39,
Step Three
His financial insecurity worries him
sick, and panic takes over when he thinks of all the bridges to
safety that alcohol burned behind him.
12.
... takes part
in the weaving of a ...
12&12 p.187,
Tradition Twelve
As we lay aside these very human aspirations, we believe
that each of us takes part in the weaving of a protective mantle which
covers our whole Society and under which we
may grow and work in unity.
13.
... takes place
in a few months could ...
BB p.567(569),
Appendix II, Spiritual Experience
What often takes place in a few months could seldom have been
accomplished by years
of self-discipline.
14.
... takes pledges
and more pledges.
12&12 p.32,
Step Two
15.
... takes real
money to train a man ...
BB p.137,
To Employers
My downfall cost the business community unknown thousands of dollars, for it takes real money to train a man for an executive position.
16.
... takes some
of us a long time ...
BB p.125,
The Family Afterward
17.
... takes that
one drink?
BB p.22,
There Is A Solution
If hundreds of experiences have shown
him that one drink means another debacle with all its attendant suffering and
humiliation, why is it
he takes that one drink?
18.
... takes this
tack, the family may react ...
BB p.128,
The Family Afterward
19.
... takes up
his marriage responsibilities with a ...
12&12 p.119,
Step Twelve
The alcoholic, realizing what his wife has
endured, and now fully understanding how
much he himself did to damage her and his children, nearly always takes up his marriage responsibilities with a willingness to repair
what he can and to accept what he can't.
20.
... takes us
out of ourselves.
BB p.70,
How It Works
21.
... takes won't
be missed.
12&12 p.89,
Step Ten
Once this healthy practice has become grooved, it will be so interesting and profitable that the time it
takes won't be missed.
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