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YES occurs
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[18 in BB ... 16 in 12&12]
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1.
... "Yes!
12&12
Tradition Two, p.132
2.
... "Yes, all
of these things are possible."
12&12
Step Twelve, p.112
The
A.A. answer to these
questions about
living is
"
Yes, all of these
things are
possible."
3.
... yes, does
he really mean it, or ...
BB
To Employers, p.142
If he
says yes, does he
really mean it, or
down inside does he
think he is
fooling you, and
that
after rest and
treatment he
will be
able to
get away with a
few drinks now and then?
4.
... "Yes, I
am one of them too; ...
BB
There Is A Solution, p.29
Our
hope is that
many alcoholic men and
women,
desperately in
need,
will see these
pages, and we
believe that it is only by
fully disclosing ourselves and our
problems
that they
will be
persuaded
to
say, "
Yes, I am
one of them too; I
must have this
thing."
5.
... "Yes, I
believe this program can work ...
BB
Preface, p.xii
If you have a
drinking problem, we
hope that you may
pause in
reading one of the
forty-
two personal stories and
think: "
Yes, that
happened to me"; or,
more important, "
Yes, I've
felt like that"; or, most
important, "
Yes, I
believe this
program can
work for me too."
6.
"'Yes,' I
said.
12&12
Tradition Five, p.152
7.
... "Yes, I'm
willing.
BB
A Vision For You, p.152
You
say, "
Yes, I'm
willing.
8.
... "Yes, I've
felt like that"; or, most ...
BB
Preface, p.xii
If you have a
drinking problem, we
hope that you may
pause in
reading one of the
forty-
two personal stories and
think: "
Yes, that
happened to me"; or,
more important, "
Yes, I've
felt like that"; or, most
important, "
Yes, I
believe this
program can
work for me too."
9.
Yes, let's
take the money.
12&12
Tradition Seven, p.164
Yes,
let's
take the
money.
10.
... "Yes, notwithstanding
the apparent lack of it."
12&12
Tradition Two, p.134
11.
... yes or
no?"
12&12
Tradition Three, p.142
What
shall the
answer be --
yes or
no?"
12.
"Yes," replied
the doctor, "there is.
BB
There Is A Solution, p.27
"
Yes,"
replied the
doctor, "there is.
13.
... "Yes, respecting
alcohol, I guess I have ...
12&12
Step Three, pp.35-36
14.
Yes sir,
we'd cater only to pure ...
12&12
Tradition Three, p.140
15.
... "Yes, that
happened to me"; or, more ...
BB
Preface, p.xii
If you have a
drinking problem, we
hope that you may
pause in
reading one of the
forty-
two personal stories and
think: "
Yes, that
happened to me"; or,
more important, "
Yes, I've
felt like that"; or, most
important, "
Yes, I
believe this
program can
work for me too."
16.
"Yes, that's
me," said the sick man, ...
BB
A Vision For You, p.157
"
Yes, that's me,"
said the
sick man, "the
very image.
17.
Yes, the
old boy was on fire ...
BB
Bill's Story, p.9
Yes, the
old boy was on
fire all
right.
18.
... yes, then
his attention should be drawn ...
BB
Working With Others, p.90
If he
says yes, then his
attention should be
drawn to
you as a
person who has
recovered.
19.
Yes, there
is a long period of ...
BB
Into Action, p.83
20.
Yes, there
is a substitute and it ...
BB
A Vision For You, p.152
Yes, there is a
substitute
and it is
vastly more than
that.
21.
... yes, those
other alcoholics?
BB
A Vision For You, p.154
But what about his
responsibilities -- his
family and the
men who would
die because they would not
know how to
get well,
ah --
yes,
those other alcoholics?
22.
Yes, we
had been faithful, abjectly faithful ...
BB
We Agnostics, p.54
Yes, we had been
faithful,
abjectly faithful to the
God of
Reason.
23.
Yes, we
of A.A. did dream those ...
12&12
Tradition Six, p.156
24.
Yes, we
of agnostic temperament have had ...
BB
We Agnostics, p.46
25.
Yes, we
reveled in that sort of ...
12&12
Step Eleven, p.100
Yes, we
reveled in that
sort of
thinking, didn't we?
26.
... "Yes, we
were diverted from our childhood ...
12&12
Step Two, p.28
Any number of
A.A.'s can
say to the
drifter, "
Yes, we were
diverted from our
childhood faith, too.
27.
Yes, we
were intolerant."
12&12
Tradition Three, p.140
Yes, we were
intolerant."
28.
... "Yes, we
were like you -- far too ...
12&12
Step Two, p.29
To these,
many A.A.'s can
say, "
Yes, we were
like you --
far too
smart for our
own good.
29.
... yes, we'll
weigh the pros and cons ...
12&12
Step Three, p.37
Oh yes, we'll
weigh the
pros and
cons of
every problem.
30.
... "Yes, we've
got a corker.
BB
A Vision For You, p.156
She
replied, "
Yes, we've
got a
corker.
31.
... "Yes, what
you tell us is true, ...
BB
More About Alcoholism, p.38
Some of you are
thinking: "
Yes, what you
tell us is
true, but it doesn't
fully apply.
32.
Yes --
whenever they try hard to seek ...
12&12
Step Twelve, p.120
Yes --
whenever they
try hard to
seek them
out.
33.
... yes, whether
the reason be humanitarian or ...
BB
To Employers, p.140
34.
Yes, you've
got us over the barrel, ...
12&12
Step Two, p.25
Yes, you've
got us
over the
barrel, all
right -- but where do we
go from
here?"
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