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1.
... upon.
12&12
Step Four, p.44
2.
... upon a
basis of unsatisfied demands, we ...
12&12
Step Seven, p.76
3.
... upon a
cure, once it became apparent ...
12&12
Tradition Five, p.150
But
once these
men had
hit upon a
cure,
once it
became apparent that only by
their
united effort could
this be
accomplished, then all of them would
feel bound to
devote themselves solely to the
relief of
cancer.
4.
... upon a
doctor's advice.
BB
The Family Afterward, p.133
5.
Upon a
foundation of complete willingness I ...
BB
Bill's Story, p.12
6.
... upon a
higher power and absorb himself ...
BB
Appendix III, The Medical View on A.A., p.570
7.
... upon a
Higher Power hasn't produced any ...
12&12
Step Three, p.38
8.
... upon a
Higher Power, the more independent ...
12&12
Step Three, p.36
9.
... upon a
Higher Power was out of ...
12&12
Step Seven, p.72
10.
... upon a
Higher Power worked.
12&12
Step Three, p.38
11.
... upon a
life-and-death errand.
BB
Into Action, p.75
He should
realize that we are
engaged upon a
life-and-
death errand.
12.
... upon a
man's family that he has ...
BB
Working With Others, p.100
But
urge upon a
man's
family that he has been a
very sick person and should be
treated
accordingly.
13.
... upon a
motor to keep the breath ...
12&12
Step Three, p.36
14.
... upon a
new relationship with my Creator; ...
BB
Bill's Story, p.13
My
friend promised when
these
things were
done I would
enter upon a
new relationship with my
Creator; that I would have the
elements of a
way of
living which
answered all my
problems.
15.
... upon a
nonspiritual basis depends upon the ...
BB
More About Alcoholism, p.34
16.
... upon a
parent.
12&12
Step Three, p.38
17.
... upon a
perilous sea.
12&12
Tradition One, p.131
18.
... upon a
period of growth.
BB
Working With Others, p.100
Show them that he has
entered
upon a
period of
growth.
19.
... upon a
personal inventory.
BB
How It Works, p.64
20.
... upon a
Power beyond ourselves was somewhat ...
BB
We Agnostics, pp.45-46
21.
... upon a
stronger person for guidance and ...
12&12
Step Four, p.43
22.
... upon a
sunlit beach, let us relax ...
12&12
Step Eleven, p.100
23.
... upon a
supposition that we know God's ...
12&12
Step Eleven, p.104
24.
... upon A.A.,
but in all other matters ...
12&12
Step Three, pp.35-36
25.
... upon A.A.
for the solution of his ...
12&12
Step Three, p.39
26.
... upon A.A.
members.
12&12
Contents (Tradition Seven), p.11
27.
... upon A.A.
unity.
BB
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition, p.562
28.
... upon A.A.
unity."
12&12
Tradition One, p.129
29.
... upon A.A.
unity." Without unity, A.A. dies. ...
12&12
Contents (Tradition One), p.9
30.
... upon able
example and not upon vain ...
12&12
Step Twelve, p.124
31.
... upon admits
his own fault, so feuds ...
BB
Into Action, p.78
32.
... upon alcohol,
each of them has decided ...
12&12
Step Three, p.35
33.
... upon alcoholics
arriving in the ward of ...
BB
Foreword to Second Edition, p.xvii
34.
... upon all
our affairs is the payoff, ...
12&12
Step Twelve, p.109
35.
... upon an
A.A. group or upon a ...
12&12
Step Three, p.38
36.
... upon anonymity.
12&12
Tradition Eleven, p.182
37.
... upon attraction
rather than promotion.
BB
Foreword to Second Edition, p.xix
38.
... upon careful
reading, shows that the personality ...
BB
Appendix II, Spiritual Experience, p.567
39.
... upon dominating
the people we know, or ...
12&12
Step Four, p.53
40.
... upon each
instance, and have tried to ...
12&12
Step Nine, p.83
41.
Upon entering
A.A., these attitudes were sharply ...
12&12
Step Twelve, p.120
42.
... upon entering
A.A. we soon take quite ...
12&12
Step One, p.21
43.
... upon experience,
some of it painful.
BB
To Wives, p.121
But what we have
related is
based upon experience, some of it
painful.
44.
... upon forgetfulness
of the past.
BB
The Family Afterward, pp.123-124
45.
... upon God.
BB
Foreword to Second Edition, p.xvi
46.
... upon God.
BB
How It Works, p.68
For we are
now on a
different basis; the
basis of
trusting and
relying upon God.
47.
... upon God.
BB
Working With Others, p.98
48.
... upon God.
12&12
Step Seven, p.76
49.
... upon God
necessary to recovery of alcoholics.
12&12
Contents (Step Twelve), p.9
50.
... upon God
to give it to us ...
12&12
Step Eleven, p.104
We
discover that we do
receive guidance for our
lives to
just about the
extent that we
stop making demands upon God to
give
it to us on
order and on our
terms.
51.
... upon God,
we couldn't very well play ...
12&12
Step Twelve, p.116
52.
... upon God,
we were still the victims ...
12&12
Step Twelve, p.121
53.
Upon hearing
this, our friend was somewhat ...
BB
There Is A Solution, p.27
54.
... upon him?
BB
Into Action, p.80
What
right had he to
involve
those dependent upon him?
55.
... upon him.
BB
Working With Others, p.90
If he does not
want to
see you,
never force yourself upon him.
56.
... upon Him.
BB
A Vision For You, p.164
57.
... upon himself.
BB
Appendix III, The Medical View on A.A., p.570
58.
... upon his
learning, eloquence, or on any ...
12&12
Tradition Five, pp.150-151
59.
... upon his
misbehavior as the perfect excuse ...
12&12
Step Eight, p.78
60.
... upon His
perfect justice, forgiveness, and love ...
12&12
Step Twelve, p.116
We
found that
dependence
upon His
perfect justice,
forgiveness, and
love was
healthy, and that it
would
work where
nothing else would.
61.
... upon his
relationship with God.
BB
Working With Others, p.100
62.
... upon his
views in another statement which ...
BB
The Doctor's Opinion, p.xxvi
63.
... upon honest
appraisal, we found we had ...
12&12
Step Two, p.32
64.
... upon how
it was channeled.
12&12
Tradition Twelve, p.187
Everything would
depend
upon how it was
channeled.
65.
... upon how
well and earnestly we have ...
12&12
Step Three, p.34
66.
... upon issues
of our time.
12&12
Tradition Ten, p.177
67.
... upon it.
BB
Into Action, p.87
68.
... upon it.
12&12
Step Eleven, p.100
69.
... upon it.
12&12
Tradition One, p.129
Our
lives, the
lives of all to
come,
depend squarely upon it.
70.
... upon it
if he prefers to consult ...
BB
Working With Others, p.96
71.
... upon it,
to follow its suggestions.
BB
A Vision For You, p.153
72.
... upon its
individual members; surely there is ...
12&12
Tradition One, p.129
73.
... upon life
will change.
BB
Into Action, p.84
74.
... upon material
matters changes.
12&12
Contents (Step Twelve), p.9
75.
... upon me.
BB
Bill's Story, p.12
76.
... upon me.
12&12
Tradition Two, p.137
77.
... upon money
or conformity.
BB
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition, p.563
78.
... upon money
or conformity.
12&12
Tradition Three (Long), p.189
79.
... upon no
more than these ordinary attributes ...
12&12
Step Two, p.29
80.
... upon obedience
to spiritual principles.
12&12
Tradition One, p.130
81.
... upon one
member of the family and ...
12&12
Step Eight, p.81
82.
... upon one
point: that there is plenty ...
12&12
Step Four, p.48
But all who are in the
least reasonable will agree upon one point: that there is
plenty wrong with us
alcoholics about which
plenty will have to be
done if we are to
expect sobriety,
progress, and
any real ability to
cope with
life.
83.
... upon only
in an emergency.
12&12
Step Seven, p.75
84.
... upon other
people ahead of dependence on ...
BB
Working With Others, p.98
85.
... upon other
people for too much attention, ...
12&12
Step Four, p.44
86.
... upon others.
12&12
Step Twelve, p.116
87.
... upon others,
and upon God.
12&12
Step Seven, p.76
88.
... upon others
like us is the one ...
12&12
Tradition Five, p.151
This is our
gift from
God, and
its bestowal upon others like us is the
one aim that
today animates A.A.'s all
around the
globe.
89.
... upon others,
unhappiness follows.
12&12
Step Four, p.44
90.
... upon others
which cannot be met without ...
12&12
Step Four, p.49
91.
... upon our
alcoholic readers as it has ...
BB
More About Alcoholism, p.39
92.
... upon our
assistance rather than upon God.
BB
Working With Others, p.98
93.
... upon our
constant thought of others and ...
BB
There Is A Solution, p.20
94.
... upon our
Creator.
BB
How It Works, p.68
95.
... upon ourselves
or upon others which cannot ...
12&12
Step Four, p.49
96.
... upon ourselves,
upon others, and upon God.
12&12
Step Seven, p.76
97.
... upon people.
BB
Working With Others, pp.99-100
98.
... upon people
is unsuccessful because all people ...
12&12
Step Twelve, p.115
99.
... upon people
who happen to be in ...
12&12
Step Four, p.44
100.
... upon personal
relations can deepen our insight.
12&12
Step Eight, p.80
101.
... upon prayer
for guidance in all matters ...
12&12
Step Eleven, p.103
102.
... upon publicized
leadership.
12&12
Tradition Eleven, p.181
103.
... upon ruling
our lives.
12&12
Step Four, p.42
104.
... upon self-destruction.
12&12
Step Six, p.64
105.
... upon shortsighted
or unworthy desires are the ...
12&12
Step Seven, p.76
106.
... upon simple
and understandable terms as soon ...
BB
There Is A Solution, p.28
If what we have
learned and
felt and
seen means anything at all, it
means that all of us,
whatever
our
race,
creed, or
color are the
children of a
living Creator with whom we
may
form a
relationship
upon simple and
understandable terms as
soon as we are
willing and
honest enough to
try.
107.
... upon Somebody
or Something else.
12&12
Step Three, p.39
108.
... upon somebody,
usually money-wise.
12&12
Tradition Seven, p.160
109.
... upon spiritual
principles we think we ought ...
BB
Into Action, p.83
110.
... upon that
alone, wouldn't be nearly enough.
12&12
Step Five, p.59
111.
... upon the
assurance that his many troubles, ...
12&12
Step Three, p.39
112.
... upon the
basis suggested.
BB
A Vision For You, p.155
113.
... upon the
charity of passersby.
12&12
Step Twelve, p.116
114.
... upon the
common ground of tolerance, understanding ...
BB
The Family Afterward, p.122
115.
... upon the
consequences.
BB
More About Alcoholism, p.37
116.
... upon the
dark and negative side of ...
12&12
Step Eleven, p.98
As we have
seen,
self-
searching is the
means by
which we
bring new vision,
action, and
grace to
bear upon the
dark and
negative side of our
natures.
117.
... upon the
extent to which he has ...
BB
More About Alcoholism, p.34
118.
... upon the
lessons of an incredible experience.
12&12
Tradition One, p.131
By
faith and by
works we have
been
able to
build upon the
lessons of an
incredible experience.
119.
... upon the
principle of attraction rather than ...
12&12
Tradition Eleven, p.181
We
found that we had to
rely
upon the
principle of
attraction rather than of
promotion.
120.
... upon the
problem as a whole.
BB
The Doctor's Opinion, p.xxix
121.
... upon the
problems of personal importance, power, ...
12&12
Step Twelve, p.122
122.
... upon the
rest.
12&12
Step Three, p.37
123.
... upon the
rest and to punish or ...
12&12
Tradition Nine, p.172
124.
... upon the
rest of mankind some millennium ...
12&12
Tradition Ten, p.176
125.
... upon the
sea and ponder what its ...
12&12
Step Eleven, p.100
126.
... upon the
shoulders of our unsuspecting wife ...
12&12
Step Nine, p.86
127.
... upon the
Spirit of the Universe, we ...
BB
We Agnostics, p.52
128.
... upon the
total problem of several million ...
BB
Foreword to Second Edition, p.xx
129.
... upon the
well-to-do.
BB
Bill's Story, p.4
130.
... upon them.
BB
The Doctor's Opinion, p.xxx
131.
... upon them.
12&12
Step Twelve, p.115
132.
... upon them
far too much.
12&12
Step Four, p.53
133.
... upon them,
I cannot explain.
BB
Doctor Bob's Nightmare, pp.178-179
Why they should be
subjected
to the
tortures we
inflict upon them, I cannot
explain.
134.
... upon them
that they must do likewise ...
BB
The Doctor's Opinion, p.xxv
135.
Upon therapy
for the alcoholic himself, we ...
BB
Foreword to Second Edition, p.xxi
136.
... upon these
as a way of life ...
12&12
Step Three, p.40
137.
... upon these
principles, your husband may stop ...
BB
To Wives, p.112
If you
act upon these
principles, your
husband
may
stop or
moderate.
138.
... upon things
human, their problems pile up ...
BB
The Doctor's Opinion, p.xxviii
139.
... upon this
foggy scene.
12&12
Step Four, p.49
140.
... upon this
marvel of science, we find ...
12&12
Step Three, p.36
141.
... upon this
simple cornerstone a wonderfully effective ...
BB
We Agnostics, p.47
142.
... upon this
world of warring individuals, warring ...
BB
We Agnostics, p.46
143.
... upon those
about us?
12&12
Step Eight, p.81
144.
... upon those
he still envies or hates.
12&12
Step Three, p.39
145.
... upon those
we love.
12&12
Step Ten, p.93
146.
... upon tradition
and the A.A. purse for ...
BB
Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form), p.575
147.
... upon us.
BB
Appendix III, The Medical View on A.A., p.569
148.
... upon us,
and wish to discover what ...
12&12
Tradition Eleven, p.180
149.
... upon us
to develop the best possible ...
12&12
Tradition Eleven, p.180
150.
... upon vain
displays of power or glory.
12&12
Step Twelve, p.124
151.
... upon what
day I came to believe ...
12&12
Step Two, p.27
I can't
say upon what
occasion or
upon what
day I
came to
believe in a
Power greater than
myself, but I
certainly have that
belief
now.
152.
... upon what
occasion or upon what day ...
12&12
Step Two, p.27
I can't
say upon what
occasion or
upon what
day I
came to
believe in a
Power greater than
myself, but I
certainly have that
belief
now.
153.
... upon which
happy and purposeful lives may ...
12&12
Step One, p.21
154.
... upon which
its leaders shall serve.
12&12
Tradition Two, p.134
155.
... upon which
many of us came to ...
12&12
Step Twelve, p.122
156.
... upon which
success finally depended were the ...
12&12
Foreword, p.16
157.
... upon which
the Society could be based, ...
12&12
Foreword, p.16
158.
... upon which
they can meet.
BB
Working With Others, p.99
The most
incompatible people discover they have a
basis upon which they can
meet.
159.
... upon which
we can join in brotherly ...
BB
There Is A Solution, p.17
We have a
way out on which we can
absolutely agree, and
upon which we can
join in
brotherly and
harmonious
action.
160.
... upon whom
she can vent jealousy.
BB
Into Action, p.82
It is
better, however, that
one
does not
needlessly name a
person upon whom she can
vent jealousy.
161.
... upon whom
we heartily depended, were taken ...
12&12
Step Two, p.31
Loved ones,
upon whom we
heartily depended, were
taken from us
by so-
called acts of
God.
162.
... upon whose
concerted work would depend the ...
12&12
Tradition Five, p.150
163.
... upon with
great distrust and disfavor by ...
BB
Doctor Bob's Nightmare, p.171
164.
... upon you
for money, connections, or shelter.
BB
Working With Others, p.96
Be
certain he
will be
welcomed by your
family, and
that he is not
trying to
impose upon you for
money,
connections, or
shelter.
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