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... usually a
fact that our behavior when ...
12&12 p.78,
Step Eight
Moreover, it is usually a
fact that our behavior
when drinking has aggravated the defects
of others.
2.
... usually as
definite as this example:
BB p.65,
How It Works
3.
... usually, at
least in some small part, ...
12&12 p.107,
Step Twelve
What he has received is a free gift, and yet usually, at least in some small part, he has made himself ready to receive it.
4.
... usually because
he is warped and sickened ...
BB p.108,
To Wives
Of course, there is such a
thing as incompatibility, but in nearly every instance the alcoholic
only seems to be unloving
and inconsiderate; it is usually because he is warped and sickened that he
says and does these appalling things.
5.
... usually brief
-- were inevitably followed by still ...
BB p.30,
More About Alcoholism
All of us felt at times that
we were regaining control, but such intervals -- usually brief -- were inevitably
followed by still less control, which led in time to pitiful and incomprehensible demoralization.
6.
... usually brilliant,
fast-thinking, imaginative and likeable?
BB p.139,
To Employers
7.
... usually conclude
the period of meditation with ...
BB p.87,
Into Action
We usually conclude the period of meditation with
a prayer that we be shown
all through the day what our
next step is to be, that we be
given whatever we need to take care of such problems.
8.
... usually consists
of the general and fairly ...
12&12 p.55,
Step Five
We search for an easier way -- which usually consists of the general
and fairly painless admission that when drinking we were sometimes bad actors.
9.
... usually doesn't
think so.
BB p.62,
How It Works
They arise out of ourselves, and the alcoholic is an extreme
example of self-will run riot, though he usually doesn't think so.
10.
... usually falls
within one of four categories:
BB p.108,
To Wives
11.
... usually find
a solitary self-appraisal insufficient.
BB p.72,
Into Action
12.
... usually find
us even more unapproachable than ...
BB p.18,
There Is A Solution
Strangely enough, wives, parents and intimate friends usually find us even more unapproachable than do the psychiatrist and the doctor.
13.
... usually for
the first time in our ...
12&12 p.96,
Step Eleven
We A.A.'s are active folk, enjoying the satisfactions of dealing with the realities of life, usually for the first time in our lives, and strenuously trying to help the next alcoholic who comes along.
14.
... usually found
me and I would go ...
BB p.176,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
15.
... usually goes
broke.
BB p.64,
How It Works
16.
... usually goes
on doing the best she ...
12&12 p.118,
Step Twelve
The wife usually goes on doing the best she knows how, but meanwhile the alcoholic
alternately loves and
hates her maternal care.
17.
... usually happens?
BB p.61,
How It Works
What usually happens?
18.
... usually have
to do something about it.
BB p.81,
Into Action
19.
... usually his
wife.
BB p.90,
Working With Others
If there is any indication that he wants
to stop, have a good talk with the person most interested in him -- usually his wife.
20.
Usually, however,
other people are involved.
BB p.79,
Into Action
21.
... usually is),
he might first take a ...
12&12 p.37,
Step Three
Should his own image in the mirror be too awful to contemplate (and it usually is), he might first take a look at the results normal people are getting from self-sufficiency.
22.
... usually know
it anyway, whether we think ...
BB p.78,
Into Action
Telling them what we are trying to do, we make no bones about our drinking; they usually know it anyway, whether we think so or not.
23.
... usually laughs.
12&12 p.26,
Step Two
24.
... usually men
and women who are constitutionally ...
BB p.58,
How It Works
Those who do not recover
are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves.
25.
... usually money-wise.
12&12 p.160,
Tradition Seven
26.
... usually obeyed.
BB p.131,
The Family Afterward
27.
... usually offer
his proof in a statement ...
12&12 p.63,
Step Six
28.
... usually on
the job.
12&12 p.79,
Step Eight
29.
... usually preferred.
12&12 p.190,
Tradition Six (Long)
30.
... usually preferred.
BB p.564(566),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
31.
... usually revive
the topic himself.
BB p.112,
To Wives
If this kind of approach
does not catch your husband's interest, it may
be best to drop the subject, but after a friendly talk your husband will usually revive the topic himself.
32.
... usually safe
to talk in complete frankness ...
12&12 p.85,
Step Nine
As soon as we begin to feel confident in our new way of life and have begun, by our behavior and example, to
convince those about us
that we are indeed changing for the better, it
is usually safe to talk in complete frankness with those who
have been seriously affected, even those who may be only a little
or not at all aware of what we have done to them.
33.
... usually successful
in licking my other personal ...
BB p.40,
More About Alcoholism
I reasoned I was not so far
advanced as most of you fellows, that I had been usually successful in licking my other personal problems, and
that I would therefore be successful where you men failed.
34.
... usually that
he has no more idea ...
BB p.23,
There Is A Solution
And the truth, strange to
say, is usually that he has no more idea
why he took that first drink than you have.
35.
... usually the
best course.
BB p.142,
To Employers
36.
Usually the
family should not try to ...
BB p.91,
Working With Others
37.
... usually want
to sit down with some ...
12&12 p.84,
Step Nine
After coming from our first meeting, or perhaps after we have finished reading the book "Alcoholics Anonymous," we usually want to sit down with some member of the family and readily admit the damage we have done by our drinking.
38.
Usually we
did not leave.
BB p.106,
To Wives
Usually we did not leave.
39.
... usually well
filled with things that are ...
12&12 p.93,
Step Ten
40.
... usually winds
up with a bigger explosion ...
BB p.101,
Working With Others
If the alcoholic tries
to shield himself he may
succeed for a time, but he
usually winds up with a bigger explosion then ever.
41.
... usually without
any realization of the fact, ...
12&12 p.118,
Step Twelve
Very gradually, and usually without any realization of the fact, the wife is forced to become the mother of an erring boy.
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