From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
UTMOST occurs
6 times
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1.
... utmost assurance.
BB p.1,
Bill's Story
My
talent for
leadership, I
imagined,
would place me at the
head of
vast enterprises which I
would
manage with the
utmost
assurance.
2.
... utmost frankness
is demanded.
BB p.82,
Into Action
Perhaps there are some
cases where the
utmost frankness is
demanded.
3.
... utmost of
my ability.
BB p.13,
Bill's Story
I was to
right all such
matters to the
utmost of my
ability.
4.
... utmost to
achieve that ideal.
BB p.19,
There Is A Solution
We shall do our
utmost to
achieve that
ideal.
5.
... utmost to
straighten out the past.
BB p.77,
Into Action
Simply we tell him that we will
never get over
drinking
until we have done our
utmost to
straighten out the
past.
6.
... utmost, you
may wish to give him ...
BB p.147,
To Employers
If, on the
contrary, you are
sure he is doing his
utmost, you
may
wish to
give him another
chance.
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