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UNABLE occurs 13 times [8 in BB ... 5 in 12&12] Definition in Merriam-Webster Online

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... unable, at certain times, to bring into ... BB There Is A Solution, p.24

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.

... unable to be rid of the alcohol ... 12&12 Step Twelve, p.107

Step One showed us an amazing paradox: We found that we were totally unable to be rid of the alcohol obsession until we first admitted that we were powerless over it.

... unable to change the present state of ... 12&12 Step Four, p.52

If I am unable to change the present state of affairs, am I willing to take the measures necessary to shape my life to conditions as they are?

... unable to do so, no matter how ... BB To Wives, p.111

You may be unable to do so, no matter how hard you try.

... unable to drink moderately the question is ... BB More About Alcoholism, p.34

For those who are unable to drink moderately the question is how to stop altogether.

... unable to focus on anything else. BB The Family Afterward, p.128

He is unable to focus on anything else.

... unable to imagine life either with alcohol ... BB A Vision For You, p.152

Some day he will be unable to imagine life either with alcohol or without it.

... unable to make good. BB Into Action, p.78

We may be short in our accounts and unable to make good.

... unable to see that our unreasonable demands ... 12&12 Step Twelve, p.115

We blamed them, being quite unable to see that our unreasonable demands had been the cause.

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... unable to speak at meetings or who ... 12&12 Step Twelve, p.110

There are many opportunities even for those of us who feel unable to speak at meetings or who are so situated that we cannot do much face-to-face Twelfth Step work.

11.

... unable to stay on the water wagon ... BB To Wives, p.109

Two: Your husband is showing lack of control, for he is unable to stay on the water wagon even when he wants to.

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... unable to stay sober at all; others ... 12&12 Step Five, p.56

Some people are unable to stay sober at all; others will relapse periodically until they really clean house.

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... unable to stop drinking on the basis ... BB More About Alcoholism, p.39

But the actual or potential alcoholic, with hardly an exception, will be absolutely unable to stop drinking on the basis of self-knowledge.

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