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... major calamity, and to our way of ...   12&12 p.31, Step Two
More often, though, we had met up with some major calamity, and to our way of thinking lost out because God deserted us.

2.
... major controversial issue.   12&12 p.176, Tradition Ten
Never since it began has Alcoholics Anonymous been divided by a major controversial issue.

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... major human failings -- the Seven Deadly Sins ...   12&12 p.48, Step Four
To avoid falling into confusion over the names these defects should be called, let's take a universally recognized list of major human failings -- the Seven Deadly Sins of pride, greed, lust, anger, gluttony, envy, and sloth.


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... major liabilities of thirty years of hard ...   BB p.156, A Vision For You   Go to page 156 in the Big Book
As we shall see, he now means a great deal to his community, and the major liabilities of thirty years of hard drinking have been repaired in four.

5.
... major publicity, which were breathtaking.   12&12 p.186, Tradition Twelve
Then came our first few excursions into major publicity, which were breathtaking.


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... major role in A.A.'s growth, and a ...   BB xxiii, Foreword to Fourth Edition   Display entire Foreword to Fourth Edition
Literature has played a major role in A.A.'s growth, and a striking phenomenon of the past quarter-century has been the explosion of translations of our basic literature into many languages and dialects.

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... major test.   12&12 p.38, Step Three
When World War II broke out, this spiritual principle had its first major test.


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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