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1.
  ... upon.  12&12 Step Four, p.44
This perverse soul-sickness is not pleasant to look upon.


2.
  ... upon a basis of unsatisfied demands, we ...  12&12 Step Seven, p.76
Living upon a basis of unsatisfied demands, we were in a state of continual disturbance and frustration.


3.
  ... upon a cure, once it became apparent ...  12&12 Tradition Five, p.150
But once these men had hit upon a cure, once it became apparent that only by their united effort could this be accomplished, then all of them would feel bound to devote themselves solely to the relief of cancer.


4.
  ... upon a doctor's advice.  BB The Family Afterward, p.133
One of the many doctors who had the opportunity of reading this book in manuscript form told us that the use of sweets was often helpful, of course depending upon a doctor's advice.


5.
  Upon a foundation of complete willingness I ...  BB Bill's Story, p.12
Upon a foundation of complete willingness I might build what I saw in my friend.


6.
  ... upon a higher power and absorb himself ...  BB Appendix III, The Medical View on A.A., p.570
Learning to depend upon a higher power and absorb himself in his work with other alcoholics, he remains sober day by day.


7.
  ... upon a Higher Power hasn't produced any ...  12&12 Step Three, p.38
But dependence upon an A.A. group or upon a Higher Power hasn't produced any baleful results.


8.
  ... upon a Higher Power, the more independent ...  12&12 Step Three, p.36
And the facts seem to be these: The more we become willing to depend upon a Higher Power, the more independent we actually are.


9.
  ... upon a Higher Power was out of ...  12&12 Step Seven, p.72
As long as we placed self-reliance first, a genuine reliance upon a Higher Power was out of the question.


10.
  ... upon a Higher Power worked.  12&12 Step Three, p.38
Whether in Alaska or on the Salerno beachhead, their dependence upon a Higher Power worked.


11.
  ... upon a life-and-death errand.  BB Into Action, p.75
He should realize that we are engaged upon a life-and-death errand.


12.
  ... upon a man's family that he has ...  BB Working With Others, p.100
But urge upon a man's family that he has been a very sick person and should be treated accordingly.


13.
  ... upon a motor to keep the breath ...  12&12 Step Three, p.36
Ask the polio sufferer confined to an iron lung who depends with complete trust upon a motor to keep the breath of life in him.


14.
  ... upon a new relationship with my Creator; ...  BB Bill's Story, p.13
My friend promised when these things were done I would enter upon a new relationship with my Creator; that I would have the elements of a way of living which answered all my problems.


15.
  ... upon a nonspiritual basis depends upon the ...  BB More About Alcoholism, p.34
Whether such a person can quit upon a nonspiritual basis depends upon the extent to which he has already lost the power to choose whether he will drink or not.


16.
  ... upon a parent.  12&12 Step Three, p.38
No adult man or woman, for example, should be in too much emotional dependence upon a parent.


17.
  ... upon a perilous sea.  12&12 Tradition One, p.131
Like us, they had suddenly found themselves saved from death, but still floating upon a perilous sea.


18.
  ... upon a period of growth.  BB Working With Others, p.100
Show them that he has entered upon a period of growth.


19.
  ... upon a personal inventory.  BB How It Works, p.64
Therefore, we started upon a personal inventory.


20.
  ... upon a Power beyond ourselves was somewhat ...  BB We Agnostics, pp.45-46
We were bothered with the thought that faith and dependence upon a Power beyond ourselves was somewhat weak, even cowardly.


21.
  ... upon a stronger person for guidance and ...  12&12 Step Four, p.43
How frequently we see a frightened human being determined to depend completely upon a stronger person for guidance and protection.


22.
  ... upon a sunlit beach, let us relax ...  12&12 Step Eleven, p.100
As though lying upon a sunlit beach, let us relax and breathe deeply of the spiritual atmosphere with which the grace of this prayer surrounds us.


23.
  ... upon a supposition that we know God's ...  12&12 Step Eleven, p.104
Such prayers, of course, are fundamentally good acts, but often they are based upon a supposition that we know God's will for the person for whom we pray.


24.
  ... upon A.A., but in all other matters ...  12&12 Step Three, pp.35-36
But suppose that instinct still cries out, as it certainly will, "Yes, respecting alcohol, I guess I have to be dependent upon A.A., but in all other matters I must still maintain my independence.


25.
  ... upon A.A. for the solution of his ...  12&12 Step Three, p.39
He made a beginning, we have seen, when he commenced to rely upon A.A. for the solution of his alcohol problem.


26.
  ... upon A.A. members.  12&12 Contents (Tradition Seven), p.11
Placing the responsibility of supporting A.A. headquarters directly upon A.A. members.


27.
  ... upon A.A. unity.  BB Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition, p.562
One -- Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon A.A. unity.


28.
  ... upon A.A. unity."  12&12 Tradition One, p.129
"Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon A.A. unity."


29.
  ... upon A.A. unity." Without unity, A.A. dies. ...  12&12 Contents (Tradition One), p.9
Tradition One -- "Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon A.A. unity." Without unity, A.A. dies. Individual liberty, yet great unity. Key to paradox: each A.A.'s life depends on obedience to spiritual principles. The group must survive or the individual will not. Common welfare comes first. How best to live and work together as groups.


30.
  ... upon able example and not upon vain ...  12&12 Step Twelve, p.124
True leadership, we find, depends upon able example and not upon vain displays of power or glory.


31.
  ... upon admits his own fault, so feuds ...  BB Into Action, p.78
Sometimes the man we are calling upon admits his own fault, so feuds of years' standing melt away in an hour.


32.
  ... upon alcohol, each of them has decided ...  12&12 Step Three, p.35
Isn't it true that in all matters touching upon alcohol, each of them has decided to turn his or her life over to the care, protection, and guidance of Alcoholics Anonymous?


33.
  ... upon alcoholics arriving in the ward of ...  BB Foreword to Second Edition, p.xvii
Hence the two men set to work almost frantically upon alcoholics arriving in the ward of the Akron City Hospital.


34.
  ... upon all our affairs is the payoff, ...  12&12 Step Twelve, p.109
The wonderful energy it releases and the eager action by which it carries our message to the next suffering alcoholic and which finally translates the Twelve Steps into action upon all our affairs is the payoff, the magnificent reality, of Alcoholics Anonymous.


35.
  ... upon an A.A. group or upon a ...  12&12 Step Three, p.38
But dependence upon an A.A. group or upon a Higher Power hasn't produced any baleful results.


36.
  ... upon anonymity.  12&12 Tradition Eleven, p.182
They were genuinely baffled by our insistence upon anonymity.


37.
  ... upon attraction rather than promotion.  BB Foreword to Second Edition, p.xix
Our public relations were to be based upon attraction rather than promotion.


38.
  ... upon careful reading, shows that the personality ...  BB Appendix II, Spiritual Experience, p.567
The terms "spiritual experience" and "spiritual awakening" are used many times in this book which, upon careful reading, shows that the personality change sufficient to bring about recovery from alcoholism has manifested itself among us in many different forms.


39.
  ... upon dominating the people we know, or ...  12&12 Step Four, p.53
Either we insist upon dominating the people we know, or we depend upon them far too much.


40.
  ... upon each instance, and have tried to ...  12&12 Step Nine, p.83
After we have made the list of people we have harmed, have reflected carefully upon each instance, and have tried to possess ourselves of the right attitude in which to proceed, we will see that the making of direct amends divides those we should approach into several classes.


41.
  Upon entering A.A., these attitudes were sharply ...  12&12 Step Twelve, p.120
Upon entering A.A., these attitudes were sharply reversed, often going much too far in the opposite direction.


42.
  ... upon entering A.A. we soon take quite ...  12&12 Step One, p.21
But upon entering A.A. we soon take quite another view of this absolute humiliation.


43.
  ... upon experience, some of it painful.  BB To Wives, p.121
But what we have related is based upon experience, some of it painful.


44.
  ... upon forgetfulness of the past.  BB The Family Afterward, pp.123-124
The family may be possessed by the idea that future happiness can be based only upon forgetfulness of the past.


45.
  ... upon God.  BB Foreword to Second Edition, p.xvi
Though he could not accept all the tenets of the Oxford Groups, he was convinced of the need for moral inventory, confession of personality defects, restitution to those harmed, helpfulness to others, and the necessity of belief in and dependence upon God.


46.
  ... upon God.  BB How It Works, p.68
For we are now on a different basis; the basis of trusting and relying upon God.


47.
  ... upon God.  BB Working With Others, p.98
The minute we put our work on a service plane, the alcoholic commences to rely upon our assistance rather than upon God.


48.
  ... upon God.  12&12 Step Seven, p.76
We now clearly see that we have been making unreasonable demands upon ourselves, upon others, and upon God.


49.
  ... upon God necessary to recovery of alcoholics.  12&12 Contents (Step Twelve), p.9
Dependence upon God necessary to recovery of alcoholics.


50.
  ... upon God to give it to us ...  12&12 Step Eleven, p.104
We discover that we do receive guidance for our lives to just about the extent that we stop making demands upon God to give it to us on order and on our terms.


51.
  ... upon God, we couldn't very well play ...  12&12 Step Twelve, p.116
If we really depended upon God, we couldn't very well play God to our fellows nor would we feel the urge wholly to rely on human protection and care.


52.
  ... upon God, we were still the victims ...  12&12 Step Twelve, p.121
When a job still looked like a mere means of getting money rather than an opportunity for service, when the acquisition of money for financial independence looked more important than a right dependence upon God, we were still the victims of unreasonable fears.


53.
  Upon hearing this, our friend was somewhat ...  BB There Is A Solution, p.27
Upon hearing this, our friend was somewhat relieved, for he reflected that, after all, he was a good church member.


54.
  ... upon him?  BB Into Action, p.80
What right had he to involve those dependent upon him?


55.
  ... upon him.  BB Working With Others, p.90
If he does not want to see you, never force yourself upon him.


56.
  ... upon Him.  BB A Vision For You, p.164
God will determine that, so you must remember that your real reliance is always upon Him.


57.
  ... upon himself.  BB Appendix III, The Medical View on A.A., p.570
They help others with similar problems ... In this atmosphere the alcoholic often overcomes his excessive concentration upon himself.


58.
  ... upon his learning, eloquence, or on any ...  12&12 Tradition Five, pp.150-151
The unique ability of each A.A. to identify himself with, and bring recovery to, the newcomer in no way depends upon his learning, eloquence, or on any special individual skills.


59.
  ... upon his misbehavior as the perfect excuse ...  12&12 Step Eight, p.78
Triumphantly we seize upon his misbehavior as the perfect excuse for minimizing or forgetting our own.


60.
  ... upon His perfect justice, forgiveness, and love ...  12&12 Step Twelve, p.116
We found that dependence upon His perfect justice, forgiveness, and love was healthy, and that it would work where nothing else would.


61.
  ... upon his relationship with God.  BB Working With Others, p.100
It is dependent upon his relationship with God.


62.
  ... upon his views in another statement which ...  BB The Doctor's Opinion, p.xxvi
The physician who, at our request, gave us this letter, has been kind enough to enlarge upon his views in another statement which follows.


63.
  ... upon honest appraisal, we found we had ...  12&12 Step Two, p.32
We supposed we had been serious about religious practices when, upon honest appraisal, we found we had been only superficial.


64.
  ... upon how it was channeled.  12&12 Tradition Twelve, p.187
Everything would depend upon how it was channeled.


65.
  ... upon how well and earnestly we have ...  12&12 Step Three, p.34
In fact, the effectiveness of the whole A.A. program will rest upon how well and earnestly we have tried to come to "a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him."


66.
  ... upon issues of our time.  12&12 Tradition Ten, p.177
Nor does it mean that the members of Alcoholics Anonymous, now restored as citizens of the world, are going to back away from their individual responsibilities to act as they see the right upon issues of our time.


67.
  ... upon it.  BB Into Action, p.87
We come to rely upon it.


68.
  ... upon it.  12&12 Step Eleven, p.100
There's nothing the matter with constructive imagination; all sound achievement rests upon it.


69.
  ... upon it.  12&12 Tradition One, p.129
Our lives, the lives of all to come, depend squarely upon it.


70.
  ... upon it if he prefers to consult ...  BB Working With Others, p.96
Let him know you are available if he wishes to make a decision and tell his story, but do not insist upon it if he prefers to consult someone else.


71.
  ... upon it, to follow its suggestions.  BB A Vision For You, p.153
Our hope is that when this chip of a book is launched on the world tide of alcoholism, defeated drinkers will seize upon it, to follow its suggestions.


72.
  ... upon its individual members; surely there is ...  12&12 Tradition One, p.129
We believe there isn't a fellowship on earth which lavishes more devoted care upon its individual members; surely there is none which more jealously guards the individual's right to think, talk, and act as he wishes.


73.
  ... upon life will change.  BB Into Action, p.84
Our whole attitude and outlook upon life will change.


74.
  ... upon material matters changes.  12&12 Contents (Step Twelve), p.9
Outlook upon material matters changes.


75.
  ... upon me.  BB Bill's Story, p.12
The real significance of my experience in the Cathedral burst upon me.


76.
  ... upon me.  12&12 Tradition Two, p.137
Never shall I forget their impassive faces, and the steady gaze they focused upon me.


77.
  ... upon money or conformity.  BB Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition, p.563
Nor ought A.A. membership ever depend upon money or conformity.


78.
  ... upon money or conformity.  12&12 Tradition Three (Long), p.189
Nor ought A.A. membership ever depend upon money or conformity.


79.
  ... upon no more than these ordinary attributes ...  12&12 Step Two, p.29
"As material success founded upon no more than these ordinary attributes began to come to us, we felt we were winning at the game of life.


80.
  ... upon obedience to spiritual principles.  12&12 Tradition One, p.130
His life actually depends upon obedience to spiritual principles.


81.
  ... upon one member of the family and ...  12&12 Step Eight, p.81
Suppose we lavish attention upon one member of the family and neglect the others.


82.
  ... upon one point: that there is plenty ...  12&12 Step Four, p.48
But all who are in the least reasonable will agree upon one point: that there is plenty wrong with us alcoholics about which plenty will have to be done if we are to expect sobriety, progress, and any real ability to cope with life.


83.
  ... upon only in an emergency.  12&12 Step Seven, p.75
We began to get over the idea that the Higher Power was a sort of bush-league pinch hitter, to be called upon only in an emergency.


84.
  ... upon other people ahead of dependence on ...  BB Working With Others, p.98
Some of us have taken very hard knocks to learn this truth: Job or no job -- wife or no wife -- we simply do not stop drinking so long as we place dependence upon other people ahead of dependence on God.


85.
  ... upon other people for too much attention, ...  12&12 Step Four, p.44
Demands made upon other people for too much attention, protection, and love can only invite domination or revulsion in the protectors themselves -- two emotions quite as unhealthy as the demands which evoked them.


86.
  ... upon others.  12&12 Step Twelve, p.116
We were still trying to find emotional security by being dominating or dependent upon others.


87.
  ... upon others, and upon God.  12&12 Step Seven, p.76
We now clearly see that we have been making unreasonable demands upon ourselves, upon others, and upon God.


88.
  ... upon others like us is the one ...  12&12 Tradition Five, p.151
This is our gift from God, and its bestowal upon others like us is the one aim that today animates A.A.'s all around the globe.


89.
  ... upon others, unhappiness follows.  12&12 Step Four, p.44
Every time a person imposes his instincts unreasonably upon others, unhappiness follows.


90.
  ... upon others which cannot be met without ...  12&12 Step Four, p.49
Pride lures us into making demands upon ourselves or upon others which cannot be met without perverting or misusing our God-given instincts.


91.
  ... upon our alcoholic readers as it has ...  BB More About Alcoholism, p.39
This is a point we wish to emphasize and re-emphasize, to smash home upon our alcoholic readers as it has been revealed to us out of bitter experience.


92.
  ... upon our assistance rather than upon God.  BB Working With Others, p.98
The minute we put our work on a service plane, the alcoholic commences to rely upon our assistance rather than upon God.


93.
  ... upon our constant thought of others and ...  BB There Is A Solution, p.20
Our very lives, as ex-problem drinkers, depend upon our constant thought of others and how we may help meet their needs.


94.
  ... upon our Creator.  BB How It Works, p.68
We never apologize to anyone for depending upon our Creator.


95.
  ... upon ourselves or upon others which cannot ...  12&12 Step Four, p.49
Pride lures us into making demands upon ourselves or upon others which cannot be met without perverting or misusing our God-given instincts.


96.
  ... upon ourselves, upon others, and upon God.  12&12 Step Seven, p.76
We now clearly see that we have been making unreasonable demands upon ourselves, upon others, and upon God.


97.
  ... upon people.  BB Working With Others, pp.99-100
Remind the prospect that his recovery is not dependent upon people.


98.
  ... upon people is unsuccessful because all people ...  12&12 Step Twelve, p.115
We had refused to learn the very hard lesson that overdependence upon people is unsuccessful because all people are fallible, and even the best of them will sometimes let us down, especially when our demands for attention become unreasonable.


99.
  ... upon people who happen to be in ...  12&12 Step Four, p.44
If the pursuit of wealth tramples upon people who happen to be in the way, then anger, jealousy, and revenge are likely to be aroused.


100.
  ... upon personal relations can deepen our insight.  12&12 Step Eight, p.80
Calm, thoughtful reflection upon personal relations can deepen our insight.


101.
  ... upon prayer for guidance in all matters ...  12&12 Step Eleven, p.103
To any questioning or criticism of his actions he instantly proffers his reliance upon prayer for guidance in all matters great or small.


102.
  ... upon publicized leadership.  12&12 Tradition Eleven, p.181
Much of the political, economic, and religious life of the world is dependent upon publicized leadership.


103.
  ... upon ruling our lives.  12&12 Step Four, p.42
Powerfully, blindly, many times subtly, they drive us, dominate us, and insist upon ruling our lives.


104.
  ... upon self-destruction.  12&12 Step Six, p.64
Defying their instinctive desire for self-preservation, they seem bent upon self-destruction.


105.
  ... upon shortsighted or unworthy desires are the ...  12&12 Step Seven, p.76
We have seen that character defects based upon shortsighted or unworthy desires are the obstacles that block our path toward these objectives.


106.
  ... upon simple and understandable terms as soon ...  BB There Is A Solution, p.28
If what we have learned and felt and seen means anything at all, it means that all of us, whatever our race, creed, or color are the children of a living Creator with whom we may form a relationship upon simple and understandable terms as soon as we are willing and honest enough to try.


107.
  ... upon Somebody or Something else.  12&12 Step Three, p.39
Surely he must now depend upon Somebody or Something else.


108.
  ... upon somebody, usually money-wise.  12&12 Tradition Seven, p.160
Time out of mind we've been dependent upon somebody, usually money-wise.


109.
  ... upon spiritual principles we think we ought ...  BB Into Action, p.83
Unless one's family expresses a desire to live upon spiritual principles we think we ought not to urge them.


110.
  ... upon that alone, wouldn't be nearly enough.  12&12 Step Five, p.59
Hence it was most evident that a solitary self-appraisal, and the admission of our defects based upon that alone, wouldn't be nearly enough.


111.
  ... upon the assurance that his many troubles, ...  12&12 Step Three, p.39
He relies upon the assurance that his many troubles, now made more acute because he cannot use alcohol to kill the pain, can be solved, too.


112.
  ... upon the basis suggested.  BB A Vision For You, p.155
A spiritual experience, he conceded, was absolutely necessary, but the price seemed high upon the basis suggested.


113.
  ... upon the charity of passersby.  12&12 Step Twelve, p.116
But when self-will had driven everybody away and our isolation had become complete, it caused us to play the big shot in cheap barrooms and then fare forth alone on the street to depend upon the charity of passersby.


114.
  ... upon the common ground of tolerance, understanding ...  BB The Family Afterward, p.122
All members of the family should meet upon the common ground of tolerance, understanding and love.


115.
  ... upon the consequences.  BB More About Alcoholism, p.37
We have sometimes reflected more than Jim did upon the consequences.


116.
  ... upon the dark and negative side of ...  12&12 Step Eleven, p.98
As we have seen, self-searching is the means by which we bring new vision, action, and grace to bear upon the dark and negative side of our natures.


117.
  ... upon the extent to which he has ...  BB More About Alcoholism, p.34
Whether such a person can quit upon a nonspiritual basis depends upon the extent to which he has already lost the power to choose whether he will drink or not.


118.
  ... upon the lessons of an incredible experience.  12&12 Tradition One, p.131
By faith and by works we have been able to build upon the lessons of an incredible experience.


119.
  ... upon the principle of attraction rather than ...  12&12 Tradition Eleven, p.181
We found that we had to rely upon the principle of attraction rather than of promotion.


120.
  ... upon the problem as a whole.  BB The Doctor's Opinion, p.xxix
Though the aggregate of recoveries resulting from psychiatric effort is considerable, we physicians must admit we have made little impression upon the problem as a whole.


121.
  ... upon the problems of personal importance, power, ...  12&12 Step Twelve, p.122
Let's here take note of our improved outlook upon the problems of personal importance, power, ambition, and leadership.


122.
  ... upon the rest.  12&12 Step Three, p.37
Every such pressure group, if it is strong enough, self-righteously imposes its will upon the rest.


123.
  ... upon the rest and to punish or ...  12&12 Tradition Nine, p.172
Doesn't nearly every society on earth give authority to some of its members to impose obedience upon the rest and to punish or expel offenders?


124.
  ... upon the rest of mankind some millennium ...  12&12 Tradition Ten, p.176
Others fell apart because of sheer self-righteousness while trying to enforce upon the rest of mankind some millennium of their own specification.


125.
  ... upon the sea and ponder what its ...  12&12 Step Eleven, p.100
Let us look now upon the sea and ponder what its mystery is; and let us lift our eyes to the far horizon, beyond which we shall seek all those wonders still unseen.


126.
  ... upon the shoulders of our unsuspecting wife ...  12&12 Step Nine, p.86
We cannot, for example, unload a detailed account of extramarital adventuring upon the shoulders of our unsuspecting wife or husband.


127.
  ... upon the Spirit of the Universe, we ...  BB We Agnostics, p.52
When we saw others solve their problems by a simple reliance upon the Spirit of the Universe, we had to stop doubting the power of God.


128.
  ... upon the total problem of several million ...  BB Foreword to Second Edition, p.xx
So far, upon the total problem of several million actual and potential alcoholics in the world, we have made only a scratch.


129.
  ... upon the well-to-do.  BB Bill's Story, p.4
I acquired the impeccable coat of tan one sees upon the well-to-do.


130.
  ... upon them.  BB The Doctor's Opinion, p.xxx
Then there are types entirely normal in every respect except in the effect alcohol has upon them.


131.
  ... upon them.  12&12 Step Twelve, p.115
Either we had tried to play God and dominate those about us, or we had insisted on being overdependent upon them.


132.
  ... upon them far too much.  12&12 Step Four, p.53
Either we insist upon dominating the people we know, or we depend upon them far too much.


133.
  ... upon them, I cannot explain.  BB Doctor Bob's Nightmare, pp.178-179
Why they should be subjected to the tortures we inflict upon them, I cannot explain.


134.
  ... upon them that they must do likewise ...  BB The Doctor's Opinion, p.xxv
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.


135.
  Upon therapy for the alcoholic himself, we ...  BB Foreword to Second Edition, p.xxi
Upon therapy for the alcoholic himself, we surely have no monopoly.


136.
  ... upon these as a way of life ...  12&12 Step Three, p.40
Nothing short of continuous action upon these as a way of life can bring the much-desired result.


137.
  ... upon these principles, your husband may stop ...  BB To Wives, p.112
If you act upon these principles, your husband may stop or moderate.


138.
  ... upon things human, their problems pile up ...  BB The Doctor's Opinion, p.xxviii
These allergic types can never safely use alcohol in any form at all; and once having formed the habit and found they cannot break it, once having lost their self-confidence, their reliance upon things human, their problems pile up on them and become astonishingly difficult to solve.


139.
  ... upon this foggy scene.  12&12 Step Four, p.49
Once we have a complete willingness to take inventory, and exert ourselves to do the job thoroughly, a wonderful light falls upon this foggy scene.


140.
  ... upon this marvel of science, we find ...  12&12 Step Three, p.36
By so accepting our dependence upon this marvel of science, we find ourselves more independent personally.


141.
  ... upon this simple cornerstone a wonderfully effective ...  BB We Agnostics, p.47
It has been repeatedly proven among us that upon this simple cornerstone a wonderfully effective spiritual structure can be built.(*)


142.
  ... upon this world of warring individuals, warring ...  BB We Agnostics, p.46
We looked upon this world of warring individuals, warring theological systems, and inexplicable calamity, with deep skepticism.


143.
  ... upon those about us?  12&12 Step Eight, p.81
What happens when we wallow in depression, self-pity oozing from every pore, and inflict that upon those about us?


144.
  ... upon those he still envies or hates.  12&12 Step Three, p.39
Bitterness still overpowers him when he broods upon those he still envies or hates.


145.
  ... upon those we love.  12&12 Step Ten, p.93
We can try to stop making unreasonable demands upon those we love.


146.
  ... upon tradition and the A.A. purse for ...  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.


147.
  ... upon us.  BB Appendix III, The Medical View on A.A., p.569
Since Dr. Silkworth's first endorsement of Alcoholics Anonymous, medical societies and physicians throughout the world have set their approval upon us.


148.
  ... upon us, and wish to discover what ...  12&12 Tradition Eleven, p.180
Employers learn that great corporations have set their approval upon us, and wish to discover what can be done about alcoholism in their own firms.


149.
  ... upon us to develop the best possible ...  12&12 Tradition Eleven, p.180
Therefore, a great responsibility fell upon us to develop the best possible public relations policy for Alcoholics Anonymous.


150.
  ... upon vain displays of power or glory.  12&12 Step Twelve, p.124
True leadership, we find, depends upon able example and not upon vain displays of power or glory.


151.
  ... upon what day I came to believe ...  12&12 Step Two, p.27
I can't say upon what occasion or upon what day I came to believe in a Power greater than myself, but I certainly have that belief now.


152.
  ... upon what occasion or upon what day ...  12&12 Step Two, p.27
I can't say upon what occasion or upon what day I came to believe in a Power greater than myself, but I certainly have that belief now.


153.
  ... upon which happy and purposeful lives may ...  12&12 Step One, p.21
Our admissions of personal powerlessness finally turn out to be firm bedrock upon which happy and purposeful lives may be built.


154.
  ... upon which its leaders shall serve.  12&12 Tradition Two, p.134
Thus throughout A.A. does the group conscience decree the terms upon which its leaders shall serve.


155.
  ... upon which many of us came to ...  12&12 Step Twelve, p.122
These were reefs upon which many of us came to shipwreck during our drinking careers.


156.
  ... upon which success finally depended were the ...  12&12 Foreword, p.16
The basic principles of A.A., as they are known today, were borrowed mainly from the fields of religion and medicine, though some ideas upon which success finally depended were the result of noting the behavior and needs of the Fellowship itself.


157.
  ... upon which the Society could be based, ...  12&12 Foreword, p.16
After three years of trial and error in selecting the most workable tenets upon which the Society could be based, and after a large amount of failure in getting alcoholics to recover, three successful groups emerged -- the first at Akron, the second at New York, and the third at Cleveland.


158.
  ... upon which they can meet.  BB Working With Others, p.99
The most incompatible people discover they have a basis upon which they can meet.


159.
  ... upon which we can join in brotherly ...  BB There Is A Solution, p.17
We have a way out on which we can absolutely agree, and upon which we can join in brotherly and harmonious action.


160.
  ... upon whom she can vent jealousy.  BB Into Action, p.82
It is better, however, that one does not needlessly name a person upon whom she can vent jealousy.


161.
  ... upon whom we heartily depended, were taken ...  12&12 Step Two, p.31
Loved ones, upon whom we heartily depended, were taken from us by so-called acts of God.


162.
  ... upon whose concerted work would depend the ...  12&12 Tradition Five, p.150
Alcoholics Anonymous can be likened to a group of physicians who might find a cure for cancer, and upon whose concerted work would depend the answer for sufferers of this disease.


163.
  ... upon with great distrust and disfavor by ...  BB Doctor Bob's Nightmare, p.171
Men who had liquor shipped in from Boston or New York by express were looked upon with great distrust and disfavor by most of the good townspeople.


164.
  ... upon you for money, connections, or shelter.  BB Working With Others, p.96
Be certain he will be welcomed by your family, and that he is not trying to impose upon you for money, connections, or shelter.


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