THIRTY in Big Book Alcoholics Anonymous, 12 Steps and 12 Traditions

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... thirty. BB p.33, More About Alcoholism

But here is a man who at fifty-five years found he was just where he had left off at thirty.

... thirty and under. BB p.34, More About Alcoholism (Note)

But a 2001 U.S./Canada membership survey showed about one-tenth of A.A.'s were thirty and under.

... thirty completely new stories were added; and ... BB xi, Preface

"Bill's Story," "Doctor Bob's Nightmare," and one other personal history from the first edition were retained intact; three were edited and one of these was retitled; new versions of two stories were written, with new titles; thirty completely new stories were added; and the story section was divided into three parts, under the same headings that are used now.

... thirty dollars a week at the time, ... 12&12 p.162, Tradition Seven

As my total income was thirty dollars a week at the time, this was a fairly large donation.

... thirty-five. BB p.35, More About Alcoholism

He did no drinking until he was thirty-five.

... thirty miles away has fifteen fellows of ... BB p.161, A Vision For You

A community thirty miles away has fifteen fellows of Alcoholics Anonymous.

... thirty or less, had been drinking only ... BB p.33, More About Alcoholism

Several of our crowd, men of thirty or less, had been drinking only a few years, but they found themselves as helpless as those who had been drinking twenty years.

... thirty pounds of weight in about two ... BB p.177, Doctor Bob's Nightmare

I put on thirty pounds of weight in about two months, looked like a pig, and was uncomfortable from shortness of breath.

... thirty stories or case histories in which ... 12&12 p.17, Foreword

The remainder of the book was devoted to thirty stories or case histories in which the alcoholics described their drinking experiences and recoveries.

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... thirty was doing a great deal of ... BB p.32, More About Alcoholism

A man of thirty was doing a great deal of spree drinking.

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... thirty years later the conquest of the ... BB p.52, We Agnostics

Only thirty years later the conquest of the air was almost an old story and airplane travel was in full swing.

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... thirty years of hard drinking have been ... BB p.156, A Vision For You

As we shall see, he now means a great deal to his community, and the major liabilities of thirty years of hard drinking have been repaired in four.

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