From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... under.
BB p.34,
More About Alcoholism (Note)
2.
... under.
BB p.152,
A Vision For You
3.
... under a
fictitious name.
BB p.176,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
I would sometimes hide out in one of the clubs of which I was a member,
and had the habit at times
of registering at a hotel under a fictitious name.
4.
... under A.A.
tradition?
12&12 p.170,
Tradition Eight
The question was -- and sometimes still is -- are
such activities to be branded as professionalism under
A.A. tradition?
5.
... under all
conditions.
12&12 p.31,
Step Two
6.
... under all
conditions?
12&12 p.88,
Step Ten
Then comes the acid test: can we stay sober, keep in emotional balance, and live to good purpose under all conditions?
7.
... under certain
conditions -- remove defects of character ...
12&12 p.63,
Step Six
Of course, the often disputed question of whether God can -- and will, under certain conditions -- remove defects of character will be answered with a prompt affirmative by almost any A.A. member.
8.
... under consideration
wasn't much, but like the ...
12&12 p.164,
Tradition Seven
Compared to this prospect, the ten thousand dollars under consideration wasn't
much, but like the alcoholic's first drink it would, if taken, inevitably set up a disastrous chain reaction.
9.
... under constant
fear and tension -- that makes ...
BB p.73,
Into Action
10.
... under control.
BB p.117,
To Wives
11.
... under fire,
and endure the monotony and ...
12&12 p.38,
Step Three
Would they be able to take discipline, stand up under fire, and endure the monotony and misery of war?
12.
... under God's
specific direction.
12&12 p.104,
Step Eleven
With the best of intentions, he tends to force his own will into all sorts of situations and problems
with the comfortable assurance that he is acting under God's specific direction.
13.
... under half
steam.
12&12 p.49,
Step Four
14.
... under heavy
attack of criticism from both ...
12&12 p.165,
Tradition Seven
The board would be isolated, and would fall
under heavy attack of criticism from
both A.A. and the public.
15.
... under heavy
pressure and coercion to do ...
12&12 p.74,
Step Seven
16.
... under His
care and direction.
BB p.13,
Bill's Story
17.
... under his
direction.
BB p.97,
Working With Others
18.
... under his
own roof.
BB p.127,
The Family Afterward
He is not likely to get far in any direction if he fails to show unselfishness and
love under his own roof.
19.
... under investigation
were still childish, emotionally sensitive, ...
12&12 p.123,
Step Twelve
These distinguished men had the nerve to say that most of the alcoholics under investigation were still childish, emotionally sensitive, and grandiose.
20.
... under its
weight to be willing to ...
12&12 p.38,
Step Three
Each of us has had his own near-fatal encounter with the juggernaut of self-will, and has suffered enough under its weight to be willing to look for something better.
21.
... under later
pressures to cripple them.
12&12 p.119,
Step Twelve
They need to be as sure as possible that no deep-lying emotional handicap in either will be likely to rise up under later pressures to cripple them.
22.
... under lock
and key or hire a ...
BB p.26,
There Is A Solution
In the doctor's judgment
he was utterly hopeless; he could never regain his position in society and he would have to place himself under lock and key or hire a bodyguard if he expected
to live long.
23.
Under no
condition do we criticize such ...
BB p.77,
Into Action
24.
... under no
obligation to keep him on, ...
BB p.147,
To Employers
But you should feel under no obligation to keep him on, for your obligation has been well discharged already.
25.
... under no
obligation to you, that you ...
BB p.94,
Working With Others
Make it plain he is under no obligation to you, that you hope only that he will try to help other alcoholics when he
escapes his own difficulties.
26.
... under no
pressure.
BB p.91,
Working With Others
27.
... under one
God, with hearts and minds ...
BB p.161,
A Vision For You
Being wrecked in the same vessel, being restored and united under one God, with hearts and minds attuned to the welfare of
others, the things which
matter so much to some people no longer signify much to them.
28.
... under one
provocation or another, the aggrieved ...
BB p.124,
The Family Afterward
Then, under one provocation or another,
the aggrieved one would unearth the old affair and angrily cast its ashes about.
29.
Under only
slightly different conditions, the same ...
BB p.161,
A Vision For You
30.
... under our
care in this hospital and ...
BB xxvii(xxv),
The Doctor's Opinion
Many years ago one of the leading contributors
to this book came under our care in this hospital and while here he acquired some ideas which he put into practical application
at once.
31.
... under preparation.
12&12 p.144,
Tradition Three
32.
... under pressure
and difficulty.
BB p.15,
Bill's Story
33.
... under pressure,
that he needn't see you ...
BB p.94,
Working With Others
34.
... under such
a category at all.
12&12 p.64,
Step Six
35.
Under such
an illusion, he can of ...
12&12 p.104,
Step Eleven
36.
... under the
activity of the A.A. program."
BB p.569(571),
Appendix III, The Medical View on A.A.
I now conceive the psychiatrist's job to be
the task of breaking down the patient's inner resistance so that
which is inside him will flower, as under the activity of the A.A. program."
37.
... under the
auspices of The American Medical ...
BB p.570(572),
Appendix III, The Medical View on A.A.
Dr. W. W. Bauer, broadcasting under the auspices of The American
Medical Association
in 1946, over the NBC network, said, in part: "Alcoholics Anonymous
are no crusaders; not a temperance society.
38.
... under the
conditions of the day we ...
12&12 p.108,
Step Twelve
Then, in Step Seven, we humbly asked God to remove our shortcomings such as He
could or would under the conditions of the day we asked.
39.
... under the
grace of God.
12&12 p.125,
Step Twelve
40.
... under the
grace of God, has brought ...
12&12 p.146,
Tradition Four
These very deviations created a vast process of trial and error which, under the grace of God, has brought us to where we stand
today.
41.
... under the
influence of A.A.'s Twelve Steps, ...
12&12 p.118,
Step Twelve
42.
... under the
influence of Step Five.
12&12 p.58,
Step Five
More realism and therefore more honesty about ourselves
are the great gains we make under the influence of Step Five.
43.
Under the
lash of alcoholism, we are ...
12&12 p.24,
Step One
Under the lash of alcoholism, we are driven
to A.A., and there we discover the fatal nature of our situation.
44.
... under the
listing "A.A." or "Alcoholics Anonymous" ...
BB p.573(575),
Appendix VI, How to Get in Touch With A.A.
These so-called intergroup associations are found
under the listing "A.A." or "Alcoholics Anonymous" in telephone
directories.
45.
... under the
same headings that are used ...
BB xii,
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.
46.
Under the
so-called belladonna treatment my brain ...
BB p.7,
Bill's Story
47.
... under the
title "Three Talks to Medical ...
BB p.570(572),
Appendix III, The Medical View on A.A.
(This address is now available in pamphlet form at nominal cost through most A.A. groups or from Box 459, Grand Central Station, New York, NY 10163, under the title "Three Talks to Medical Societies by Bill W." -- formerly called "Bill on Alcoholism" and earlier "Alcoholism the
Illness.")
48.
... under their
own guidance, as a result ...
BB p.569(571),
Appendix III, The Medical View on A.A.
Dr. G. Kirby Collier, psychiatrist:
"I have felt that A.A. is a group unto themselves and their best
results can be had under
their own guidance, as a result of their philosophy.
49.
... under them
are frequently their friends.
BB p.147,
To Employers
50.
Under these
compulsions of self-preservation, duty, and ...
12&12 p.151,
Tradition Five
Under these compulsions
of self-preservation,
duty, and love, it is not strange that our Society
has concluded that it has but one high mission -- to carry the A.A. message to those who don't know there's a
way out.
51.
... under these
conditions.
12&12 p.118,
Step Twelve
52.
... under these
conditions.
BB p.111,
To Wives
53.
Under these
conditions, the pains of failure ...
12&12 p.93,
Step Ten
54.
Under these
conditions we can employ our ...
BB p.86,
Into Action
Under these conditions
we can employ our mental
faculties with assurance, for after all God gave us brains to use.
55.
Under these
conditions we naturally made mistakes.
BB p.107,
To Wives
56.
Under these
conditions your prospect will see ...
BB p.91,
Working With Others
57.
... under thick
layers of self-justification.
12&12 p.54,
Step Four
Because our surface record hasn't looked too bad, we have frequently been
abashed to find that this
is so simply because we
have buried these selfsame defects deep down in us under thick layers of self-justification.
58.
... under Tradition
Four an A.A. group had ...
12&12 p.149,
Tradition Four
59.
... under way
by consideration of questions such ...
12&12 p.50,
Step Four
Looking back over his life, he can readily get under way by consideration of questions such as these:
60.
... under weight.
BB p.7,
Bill's Story
61.
... under which
we may grow and work ...
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.
62.
... under which
we were hiding some of ...
12&12 p.59,
Step Five
Or anger and hurt pride might be the smoke screen under which we were hiding some of our defects
while we blamed others for them.
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