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1.
... paid.    BB p.14,  Bill's Story   Go to page 14 in the Big Book
Simple, but not easy; a price had to be paid.


2.
... paid.    BB p.154,  A Vision For You   Go to page 154 in the Big Book
One dismal afternoon he paced a hotel lobby wondering how his bill was to be paid.

3.
... paid a fine tribute to the Fellowship; ...    12&12 p.143,  Tradition Three
He paid a fine tribute to the Fellowship; he told how his family had been reunited; he extolled the virtue of honesty; he recalled the joys of Twelfth Step work; and then he lowered the boom.


4.
... paid alimony to his first wife.    BB p.79,  Into Action   Go to page 79 in the Big Book
Because of resentment and drinking, he had not paid alimony to his first wife.

5.
... paid any attention; most of those who ...    12&12 p.139,  Tradition Three
Hardly an alcoholic we approached paid any attention; most of those who did join us were like flickering candles in a windstorm.

6.
... paid for.    12&12 p.191,  Tradition Eight (Long)
But our usual A.A. Twelfth Step work is never to be paid for.


7.
... paid for.    BB p.565(567),  Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition   Display entire Appendix I
But our usual A.A. "12 Step" work is never to be paid for.

8.
... paid for, but those who labor in ...    12&12 p.171,  Tradition Eight
Our Twelfth Step is never to be paid for, but those who labor in service for us are worthy of their hire.

9.
... paid off was startling.    12&12 p.181,  Tradition Eleven
The way this restraint paid off was startling.

10.
... paid our own way.    12&12 p.160,  Tradition Seven
They figured that it was high time we now -- sober -- paid our own way.

11.
... paid researcher.    12&12 p.170,  Tradition Eight
A state alcohol commission wanted a paid researcher.

12.
... paid some attention to A.A. experience.    12&12 p.149,  Tradition Four
He said he wished he'd paid some attention to A.A. experience.

13.
... paid the bills and seldom drank at ...    12&12 p.79,  Step Eight
Our families didn't suffer, because we always paid the bills and seldom drank at home.

14.
... paid twelfth-stepper.    12&12 p.166,  Tradition Eight
Alcoholics simply will not listen to a paid twelfth-stepper.


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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