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PRESENT   occurs   27 times    (Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... present.    12&12 p.46,  Step Four
This the sponsor promptly proves by talking freely and easily, and without exhibitionism, about his own defects, past and present.


2.
... present.    BB p.161,  A Vision For You   Go to page 161 in the Big Book
From surrounding towns, families drive long distances to be present.


3.
... present a powerful reason why one should ...    BB p.51,  We Agnostics   Go to page 51 in the Big Book
When many hundreds of people are able to say that the consciousness of the Presence of God is today the most important fact of their lives, they present a powerful reason why one should have faith.

4.
... present anxieties and troubles, we cry, are ...    12&12 p.45,  Step Four
Our present anxieties and troubles, we cry, are caused by the behavior of other people -- people who really need a moral inventory.


5.
... present at the annual meeting (1944) of ...    BB p.569(571),  Appendix III, The Medical View on A.A.   Display entire Appendix III
Following are excerpts from the comments of doctors present at the annual meeting (1944) of the Medical Society of the State of New York where a paper on A.A. was read:


6.
... present century, American newspapers were afraid to ...    BB p.51,  We Agnostics   Go to page 51 in the Big Book
Even in the present century, American newspapers were afraid to print an account of the Wright brothers' first successful flight at Kitty Hawk.


7.
... present choice.    BB p.28,  There Is A Solution   Go to page 28 in the Big Book
This should be an entirely personal affair which each one decides for himself in the light of past associations, or his present choice.


8.
... present circumstances!    BB p.100,  Working With Others   Go to page 100 in the Big Book
Follow the dictates of a Higher Power and you will presently live in a new and wonderful world, no matter what your present circumstances!

9.
... present-day staff members has no counterpart among ...    12&12 p.169,  Tradition Eight (Note)
(*) The work of present-day staff members has no counterpart among the job categories of commercial organizations.


10.
... present faith is reasonable, why we think ...    BB p.53,  We Agnostics   Go to page 53 in the Big Book
Hence we are at pains to tell why we think our present faith is reasonable, why we think it more sane and logical to believe than not to believe, why we say our former thinking was soft and mushy when we threw up our hands in doubt and said, "We don't know."

11.
... present form, substance, and unity.    12&12 p.18,  Foreword
The Tradition section of this volume portrays in some detail the experience which finally produced the Twelve Traditions and so gave A.A. its present form, substance, and unity.


12.
... present his conceptions to other alcoholics, impressing ...    BB xxv(xxiii),  The Doctor's Opinion   Display entire Doctor's Opinion
As part of his rehabilitation he commenced to present his conceptions to other alcoholics, impressing upon them that they must do likewise with still others.


13.
... present, our membership is pyramiding at the ...    BB xx,  Foreword to Second Edition   Display entire Foreword to Second Edition
At present, our membership is pyramiding at the rate of about twenty per cent a year.


14.
... present some accounting evidence to a government ...    BB p.40,  More About Alcoholism   Go to page 40 in the Big Book
One day I went to Washington to present some accounting evidence to a government bureau.

15.
... present state of affairs, am I willing ...    12&12 p.52,  Step Four
If I am unable to change the present state of affairs, am I willing to take the measures necessary to shape my life to conditions as they are?


16.
... present that which has been so freely ...    BB p.19,  There Is A Solution   Go to page 19 in the Big Book
How then shall we present that which has been so freely given us?


17.
... present the book.    BB p.113,  To Wives   Go to page 113 in the Big Book
In some cases it may be better to let someone outside the family present the book.


18.
... present their discovery to some newcomer.    BB p.159,  A Vision For You   Go to page 159 in the Big Book
Seeing much of each other, scarce an evening passed that someone's home did not shelter a little gathering of men and women, happy in their release, and constantly thinking how they might present their discovery to some newcomer.

19.
... present themselves as messiahs representing A.A. before ...    12&12 p.187,  Tradition Twelve
We simply couldn't afford to take the chance of letting self-appointed members present themselves as messiahs representing A.A. before the whole public.


20.
... present time, are able to stop or ...    BB p.39,  More About Alcoholism   Go to page 39 in the Big Book
That may be true of certain nonalcoholic people who, though drinking foolishly and heavily at the present time, are able to stop or moderate, because their brains and bodies have not been damaged as ours were.

21.
... present, to handle the overwhelming number of ...    12&12 p.184,  Tradition Twelve
Its foreword made this revealing statement: "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.


22.
... present to handle the overwhelming number of ...    BB xiii,  Foreword to First Edition   Display entire 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.


23.
... present views ought to prove exceptionally useful ...    BB p.136,  To Employers   Go to page 136 in the Big Book
His present views ought to prove exceptionally useful to business men everywhere.

24.
... present volume proposes to broaden and deepen ...    12&12 p.17,  Foreword
This present volume proposes to broaden and deepen the understanding of the Twelve Steps as first written in the earlier work.

25.
... present, we thought we were helping others ...    12&12 p.94,  Step Ten
Or, the person concerned not being present, we thought we were helping others to understand him, when in actuality our true motive was to feel superior by pulling him down.

26.
... present were cautioned against the use of ...    12&12 p.186,  Tradition Twelve
Provided anonymity was maintained on these platforms, and reporters present were cautioned against the use of names or pictures, the result was fine.

27.
... present, what sex situations have caused me ...    12&12 p.52,  Step Four
Questioning directed to this end might run like this: Looking at both past and present, what sex situations have caused me anxiety, bitterness, frustration, or depression?


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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