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ADMITTED   occurs   23 times    (Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... admitted and believed that for him there ...    BB xxxi(xxix),  The Doctor's Opinion   Display entire Doctor's Opinion
He frankly admitted and believed that for him there was no hope.


2.
... admitted are objectionable?    BB p.76,  Into Action   Go to page 76 in the Big Book
Are we now ready to let God remove from us all the things which we have admitted are objectionable?


3.
... admitted certain defects; we have ascertained in ...    BB p.72,  Into Action   Go to page 72 in the Big Book
We have admitted certain defects; we have ascertained in a rough way what the trouble is; we have put our finger on the weak items in our personal inventory.


4.
... admitted complete defeat.    BB p.11,  Bill's Story   Go to page 11 in the Big Book
Like myself, he had admitted complete defeat.

5.
... admitted defeat, have acquired the rudiments of ...    12&12 p.38,  Step Three
So it is by circumstance rather than by any virtue that we have been driven to A.A., have admitted defeat, have acquired the rudiments of faith, and now want to make a decision to turn our will and our lives over to a Higher Power.


6.
... admitted for the first time that of ...    BB p.13,  Bill's Story   Go to page 13 in the Big Book
I admitted for the first time that of myself I was nothing; that without Him I was lost.


7.
... admitted he was overdoing these things, but ...    BB p.135,  The Family Afterward   Go to page 135 in the Big Book
He admitted he was overdoing these things, but frankly said that he was not ready to stop.


8.
... admitted his condition, he has become very ...    BB p.93,  Working With Others   Go to page 92 in the Big Book
Even though your protégé may not have entirely admitted his condition, he has become very curious to know how you got well.

9.
... admitted it."    12&12 p.88,  Step Ten
"Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it."


10.
... admitted it.    BB p.59,  How It Works   Go to page 59 in the Big Book
10. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.


11.
... admitted our wrongs honestly and were willing ...    BB p.67,  How It Works   Go to page 67 in the Big Book
We admitted our wrongs honestly and were willing to set these matters straight.

12.
... admitted that we were powerless over alcohol, ...    12&12 p.76,  Step Seven
It is really saying to us that we now ought to be willing to try humility in seeking the removal of our other shortcomings just as we did when we admitted that we were powerless over alcohol, and came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.

13.
... admitted that we were powerless over it.    12&12 p.107,  Step Twelve
Step One showed us an amazing paradox: We found that we were totally unable to be rid of the alcohol obsession until we first admitted that we were powerless over it.


14.
... admitted the possible existence of a Creative ...    BB p.46,  We Agnostics   Go to page 46 in the Big Book
As soon as we admitted the possible existence of a Creative Intelligence, a Spirit of the Universe underlying the totality of things, we began to be possessed of a new sense of power and direction, provided we took other simple steps.

15.
... admitted them, even to ourselves?    12&12 p.59,  Step Five
How could we be certain that we had made a true catalog of our defects and had really admitted them, even to ourselves?

16.
... admitted these things to God, to ourselves, ...    12&12 p.78,  Step Eight
It had been embarrassing enough when in confidence we had admitted these things to God, to ourselves, and to another human being.


17.
... admitted this in confidence to another person, ...    BB p.78,  Into Action   Go to page 78 in the Big Book
We have already admitted this in confidence to another person, but we are sure we would be imprisoned or lose our job if it were known.

18.
"Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to ...    12&12 p.55,  Step Five
"Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs."


19.
... Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to ...    BB p.59,  How It Works   Go to page 59 in the Big Book
5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.


20.
... admitted to God, to ourselves, and to ...    BB p.72,  Into Action   Go to page 72 in the Big Book
This requires action on our part, which, when completed, will mean that we have admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being, the exact nature of our defects.

21.
... admitted we were powerless over alcohol -- that ...    12&12 p.21,  Step One
"We admitted we were powerless over alcohol -- that our lives had become unmanageable."


22.
... admitted we were powerless over alcohol -- that ...    BB p.59,  How It Works   Go to page 59 in the Big Book
1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol -- that our lives had become unmanageable.

23.
... admitted without reservation that we are powerless ...    12&12 p.73,  Step Seven
When we have finally admitted without reservation that we are powerless over alcohol, we are apt to breathe a great sigh of relief, saying, "Well, thank God that's over!


Passages from the Big Book Alcoholics Anonymous and the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions are reprinted with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.  The A.A. Preamble, copyright © The A.A. Grapevine, Inc., is reprinted with permission.  Permission to reprint does not in any way imply affiliation with or endorsement by either Alcoholics Anonymous or The A.A. Grapevine, Inc.

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