From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
WASTE occurs
10 times
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1.
... waste, and
extravagance.
12&12 p.51,
Step Four
2.
... waste and
give your worthwhile man a ...
BB p.148,
To Employers
We
think we are
sensible
when we
urge that you
stop
this
waste and
give your
worthwhile man a
chance.
3.
... waste goes
on unabated.
BB p.137,
To Employers
This
kind of
waste goes on
unabated.
4.
... waste no
time.
BB p.75,
Into Action
When we
decide who is to
hear our
story, we
waste no
time.
5.
... waste of
effort, unless I could assure ...
BB xxxi(xxix),
The Doctor's Opinion
Following his
physical rehabilitation, he had a
talk with me in which he
frankly stated he
thought the
treatment a
waste of
effort,
unless I could
assure him,
which no one ever had, that in the
future he would
have the "will
power" to
resist the
impulse to
drink.
6.
... waste of
time, men and reputation.
BB p.148,
To Employers
7.
... waste of
time to keep chasing a ...
BB p.96,
Working With Others
We find it a
waste of
time to
keep chasing a
man who cannot or will not
work
with you.
8.
... waste threw
us into panic.
12&12 p.121,
Step Twelve
The
spectacle of
years
of
waste threw us into
panic.
9.
... waste time
trying to persuade him.
BB p.90,
Working With Others
If he does not
want to
stop drinking, don't
waste time trying to
persuade him.
10.
... waste time
with him?
BB p.142,
To Employers
If not, why
waste time with
him?
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