From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
NUMBER occurs
27 times
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1.
... number made a journey to a certain ...
BB p.153,
A Vision For You
Years ago, in
1935, one of
our
number made a
journey
to a
certain western city.
2.
... number many hundreds.(*)
BB p.161,
A Vision For You
Being a
large place, we
think that some
day its Fellowship will
number many
hundreds.(*)
3.
... number of A.A.'s can say to the ...
12&12 p.28,
Step Two
Any
number of
A.A.'s can say to
the
drifter, "Yes, we were
diverted from our
childhood faith, too.
4.
... number of drinks, never drinking alone, never ...
BB p.31,
More About Alcoholism
Here are some of the
methods we have
tried:
Drinking beer only,
limiting the
number of
drinks,
never drinking alone,
never drinking in the
morning,
drinking only at
home,
never having it in the
house,
never drinking during
business
hours,
drinking only at
parties,
switching
from
scotch to
brandy,
drinking only
natural wines,
agreeing to
resign if ever
drunk on the
job,
taking a
trip, not
taking a
trip,
swearing off
forever (with and without a
solemn oath),
taking more
physical exercise,
reading inspirational books,
going to
health farms and
sanitariums,
accepting voluntary commitment to
asylums --
we could
increase the
list
ad infinitum.
5.
... number of eminent psychologists and doctors made ...
12&12 p.122,
Step Twelve
6.
... number of ideas, people, and constructive projects.
12&12 p.120,
Step Twelve
In
partnership with others --
women and
men -- they can
devote themselves to any
number
of
ideas, people, and
constructive projects.
7.
... number of members having substantial sobriety time ...
BB xvii,
Foreword to Second Edition
8.
... number of personal appeals which may result ...
12&12 p.184,
Tradition Twelve
9.
... number of personal appeals which may result ...
BB xiii,
Foreword to First Edition
It is
important that we
remain anonymous because
we are too few, at
present to
handle the
overwhelming
number of
personal appeals which may
result
from this
publication.
10.
... number of scrapes, perhaps pretty messy ones.
BB p.140,
To Employers
Your
man has
probably been
trying to
conceal a
number of
scrapes, perhaps
pretty messy ones.
11.
... number of sudden revolutionary changes are described.
BB p.567(569),
Appendix II, Spiritual Experience
12.
... number one.
BB p.79,
Into Action
Maybe we are
divorced, and have
remarried but haven't
kept
up the
alimony to
number
one.
13.
... number one.
BB p.110,
To Wives
Let's now go back to
husband number one.
14.
... number one man.
12&12 p.122,
Step Twelve
He
wants to be his
country's
number one
man.
15.
... number one man, or even a first-rater ...
12&12 p.122,
Step Twelve
16.
... "number one" offender.
BB p.64,
How It Works
Resentment is the "
number one"
offender.
17.
... number one people to cover up our ...
12&12 p.123,
Step Twelve
We
simply had to be
number
one people to
cover up our
deep-
lying inferiorities.
18.
... number one should be practiced.
BB p.112,
To Wives
The same
principles which
apply to
husband number one should be
practiced.
19.
... number sixty or eighty as a rule.
BB p.161,
A Vision For You
20.
... Number Three.
BB p.156,
A Vision For You (Note)
(*) This
refers to
Bill's
and
Dr.
Bob's
first visit to
A.A. Number Three.
21.
... number three.
BB xvii,
Foreword to Second Edition
22.
... number three husband, you may be in ...
BB p.113,
To Wives
If you have a
number three husband, you may be in
luck.
23.
... number two.
BB p.109,
To Wives
Three: This
husband has
gone much
further than
husband number two.
24.
... number two.
BB p.112,
To Wives
Suppose, however, that your
husband fits the
description of
number two.
25.
... number two he became worse.
BB p.109,
To Wives
Though once like
number two he
became worse.
26.
... number was a patient there.
BB p.162,
A Vision For You
Six years ago one of our
number was a
patient there.
27.
... number will become true alcoholics after a ...
BB p.109,
To Wives
Of those who
keep on, a
good
number will
become true alcoholics after a
while.
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