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From the books  ...  Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)

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GENERAL   occurs   52 times 25 in BB  •  27 in 12&12 Definition in Merriam-Webster Online
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1.
  ... general admission of our defects.  12&12 Step Nine, p.84
At this first sitting, it is necessary only that we make a general admission of our defects.


2.
  ... general and fairly painless admission that when ...  12&12 Step Five, p.55
We search for an easier way -- which usually consists of the general and fairly painless admission that when drinking we were sometimes bad actors.


3.
  ... General are mostly those who cannot afford ...  BB Appendix III, The Medical View on A.A., p.570
Dr. John F. Stouffer, Chief Psychiatrist, Philadelphia General Hospital, citing his experience with A.A., said: "The alcoholics we get here at Philadelphia General are mostly those who cannot afford private treatment, and A.A. is by far the greatest thing we have been able to offer them.


4.
  ... general conversation.  BB Working With Others, p.91
At first engage in general conversation.


5.
  ... general hopelessness of the average alcoholic's plight ...  BB More About Alcoholism, p.43
One of these men, staff member of a world-renowned hospital, recently made this statement to some of us: "What you say about the general hopelessness of the average alcoholic's plight is, in my opinion, correct.


6.
  ... General Hospital, citing his experience with A.A., ...  BB Appendix III, The Medical View on A.A., p.570
Dr. John F. Stouffer, Chief Psychiatrist, Philadelphia General Hospital, citing his experience with A.A., said: "The alcoholics we get here at Philadelphia General are mostly those who cannot afford private treatment, and A.A. is by far the greatest thing we have been able to offer them.


7.
  ... general moral standard was, as I recall ...  BB Doctor Bob's Nightmare, p.171
The general moral standard was, as I recall it, far above the average.


8.
  ... general opinion seems to be that most ...  BB The Doctor's Opinion, p.xxx
Much has been written pro and con, but among physicians, the general opinion seems to be that most chronic alcoholics are doomed.


9.
  ... general principles common to most denominations.  BB Working With Others, p.94
We are dealing only with general principles common to most denominations.


10.
  ... general principles of the A.A. program as ...  BB To Wives (Note), p.121
(*) The fellowship of Al-Anon Family Groups was formed about thirteen years after this chapter was written. Though it is entirely separate from Alcoholics Anonymous, it uses the general principles of the A.A. program as a guide for husbands, wives, relatives, friends and others close to alcoholics. The foregoing pages (though addressed only to wives) indicate the problems such people may face. Alateen, for teen-aged children of alcoholics, is a part of Al-Anon.


11.
  ... general principles which we find guiding.  BB Into Action, p.79
Although these reparations take innumerable forms, there are some general principles which we find guiding.


12.
  ... general public.  12&12 Tradition Twelve, p.187
Moved by the spirit of anonymity, we try to give up our natural desires for personal distinction as A.A. members both among fellow alcoholics and before the general public.


13.
  ... general public from our trustees that we ...  12&12 Tradition Seven, p.164
Moreover, at the slightest intimation to the general public from our trustees that we needed money, we could become immensely rich.


14.
  ... general public should be characterized by personal ...  BB Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition, p.565
11. Our relations with the general public should be characterized by personal anonymity.


15.
  ... general public should be characterized by personal ...  12&12 Tradition Eleven (Long), p.192
Eleven -- Our relations with the general public should be characterized by personal anonymity.


16.
  ... general public that alcoholics in need of ...  BB Foreword to Second Edition, p.xviii
Then Jack Alexander wrote a feature article in the Saturday Evening Post and placed such a compelling picture of A.A. before the general public that alcoholics in need of help really deluged us.


17.
  ... General Service Board.  BB Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition, p.563
And no group, regional committee, or individual should ever take any action that might greatly affect A.A. as a whole without conferring with the trustees of the General Service Board.


18.
  ... General Service Board.  BB Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form), p.574
VI. The Conference recognizes that the chief initiative and active responsibility in most world service matters should be exercised by the trustee members of the Conference acting as the General Service Board.


19.
  ... General Service Board.  12&12 Tradition Four (Long), p.189
And no group, regional committee, or individual should ever take any action that might greatly affect A.A. as a whole without conferring with the trustees of the General Service Board.


20.
  ... General Service Board and its service corporations, ...  BB Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form), p.574
III. To insure effective leadership, we should endow each element of A.A. -- the Conference, the General Service Board and its service corporations, staffs, committees, and executives -- with a traditional "Right of Decision."


21.
  ... General Service Board are, in effect, our ...  BB Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition, p.565
The trustees of the General Service Board are, in effect, our A.A. General Service Committee.


22.
  ... General Service Board are, in effect, our ...  12&12 Tradition Nine (Long), p.191
The trustees of the General Service Board are, in effect, our A.A. General Service Committee.


23.
  ... General Service Board are legal instruments, empowering ...  BB Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form), p.575
VII. The Charter and Bylaws of the General Service Board are legal instruments, empowering the trustees to manage and conduct world service affairs. The Conference Charter is not a legal document; it relies upon tradition and the A.A. purse for final effectiveness.


24.
  ... General Service Board of A.A. (the trustees) ...  BB Appendix VI, How to Get in Touch With A.A., p.573
The General Service Board of A.A. (the trustees) administers A.A.'s General Service Office, A.A. World Services, Inc., and our monthly magazine, the A.A. Grapevine.


25.
  ... General Service Board of Alcoholics Anonymous, Inc., ...  12&12 Tradition Three (Note), p.140
(*) In 1954, the name of the Alcoholic Foundation, Inc., was changed to the General Service Board of Alcoholics Anonymous, Inc., and the Foundation office is now the General Service Office.


26.
  ... General Service Board of Alcoholics Anonymous, Inc., ...  12&12 Tradition Four (Note), p.148
(*) In 1954, the name of the Alcoholic Foundation, Inc., was changed to the General Service Board of Alcoholics Anonymous, Inc., and the Foundation office is now the General Service Office.


27.
  ... General Service Board of Alcoholics Anonymous, Inc., ...  12&12 Tradition Seven (Note), p.162
(*) In 1954, the name of the Alcoholic Foundation, Inc., was changed to the General Service Board of Alcoholics Anonymous, Inc., and the Foundation office is now the General Service Office.


28.
  ... General Service Board of Alcoholics Anonymous, Inc., ...  12&12 Tradition Eight (Note), p.168
(*) In 1954, the name of the Alcoholic Foundation, Inc., was changed to the General Service Board of Alcoholics Anonymous, Inc., and the Foundation office is now the General Service Office.


29.
  ... General Service Board of Alcoholics Anonymous, Inc., ...  12&12 Tradition Nine (Note), p.173
(*) In 1954, the name of the Alcoholic Foundation, Inc., was changed to the General Service Board of Alcoholics Anonymous, Inc., and the Foundation office is now the General Service Office.


30.
  ... General Service Board of Alcoholics Anonymous, Inc., ...  12&12 Tradition Eleven (Note), p.182
(*) In 1954, the name of the Alcoholic Foundation, Inc., was changed to the General Service Board of Alcoholics Anonymous, Inc., and the Foundation office is now the General Service Office.


31.
  ... General Service Committee.  BB Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition, p.565
The trustees of the General Service Board are, in effect, our A.A. General Service Committee.


32.
  ... General Service Committee.  12&12 Tradition Nine (Long), p.191
The trustees of the General Service Board are, in effect, our A.A. General Service Committee.


33.
  ... General Service Conference.  BB Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form), p.574
The "short form" of the Concepts, which follows, was prepared by the 1974 General Service Conference.


34.
  ... General Service Conference discussed this issue and ...  12&12 Introduction, p.14
In fact, the 2002 General Service Conference discussed this issue and it was unanimously recommended that: "The text in the book Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, written by Bill W., remain as is, recognizing the Fellowship's feelings that Bill's writing be retained as originally published."


35.
  ... General Service Conference, its Foundation Board,(*) nor ...  12&12 Tradition Nine, p.173
Neither its General Service Conference, its Foundation Board,(*) nor the humblest group committee can issue a single directive to an A.A. member and make it stick, let alone mete out any punishment.


36.
  ... General Service Conference of A.A. has become, ...  BB Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form), p.574
II. The General Service Conference of A.A. has become, for nearly every practical purpose, the active voice and the effective conscience of our whole Society in its world affairs.


37.
  ... General Service Conference, the board of trustees, ...  12&12 Contents (Tradition Nine), p.12
The General Service Conference, the board of trustees, and group committees cannot issue directives to A.A. members or groups.


38.
  ... General Service Conferences of Alcoholics Anonymous for ...  12&12 Tradition Nine, pp.174-175
It is in this spirit of service that we elect the A.A. group's informal rotating committee, the intergroup association for the area, and the General Service Conferences of Alcoholics Anonymous for A.A. as a whole.


39.
  ... General Service Office.  12&12 Tradition Three (Note), p.140
(*) In 1954, the name of the Alcoholic Foundation, Inc., was changed to the General Service Board of Alcoholics Anonymous, Inc., and the Foundation office is now the General Service Office.


40.
  ... General Service Office.  12&12 Tradition Four (Note), p.148
(*) In 1954, the name of the Alcoholic Foundation, Inc., was changed to the General Service Board of Alcoholics Anonymous, Inc., and the Foundation office is now the General Service Office.


41.
  ... General Service Office.  12&12 Tradition Seven (Note), p.162
(*) In 1954, the name of the Alcoholic Foundation, Inc., was changed to the General Service Board of Alcoholics Anonymous, Inc., and the Foundation office is now the General Service Office.


42.
  ... General Service Office.  12&12 Tradition Eight (Note), p.168
(*) In 1954, the name of the Alcoholic Foundation, Inc., was changed to the General Service Board of Alcoholics Anonymous, Inc., and the Foundation office is now the General Service Office.


43.
  ... General Service Office.  12&12 Tradition Eight (Note), p.169
(*) The work of present-day staff members has no counterpart among the job categories of commercial organizations. These A.A.'s bring a wide range of business and professional experience to their service at The General Service Office.


44.
  ... General Service Office.  12&12 Tradition Nine (Note), p.173
(*) In 1954, the name of the Alcoholic Foundation, Inc., was changed to the General Service Board of Alcoholics Anonymous, Inc., and the Foundation office is now the General Service Office.


45.
  ... General Service Office.  12&12 Tradition Eleven (Note), p.182
(*) In 1954, the name of the Alcoholic Foundation, Inc., was changed to the General Service Board of Alcoholics Anonymous, Inc., and the Foundation office is now the General Service Office.


46.
  ... General Service Office, A.A. World Services, Inc., ...  BB Appendix VI, How to Get in Touch With A.A., p.573
The General Service Board of A.A. (the trustees) administers A.A.'s General Service Office, A.A. World Services, Inc., and our monthly magazine, the A.A. Grapevine.


47.
  ... General Service Office at New York.  BB Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition, p.565
They are the custodians of our A.A. Tradition and the receivers of voluntary A.A. contributions by which we maintain our A.A. General Service Office at New York.


48.
  ... General Service Office at New York.  12&12 Tradition Nine (Long), p.191
They are the custodians of our A.A. Tradition and the receivers of voluntary A.A. contributions by which we maintain our A.A. General Service Office at New York.


49.
  ... General Service Office may be reached by ...  12&12 Foreword, p.18
(A.A.'s General Service Office may be reached by writing: Alcoholics Anonymous, P.O. Box 459, Grand Central Station, New York, NY 10163. U.S.A.)


50.
  ... general use today.  BB Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition, p.561
On the next page, A.A.'s "12 Traditions" are seen in their so-called "short form" the form in general use today.


51.
  ... general way that we have been wild, ...  BB Into Action, p.81
If she knows in a general way that we have been wild, should we tell her in detail?


52.
  ... general way what we used to be ...  BB How It Works, p.58
Our stories disclose in a general way what we used to be like, what happened, and what we are like now.


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