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From the books  ...  Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)

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DIFFICULT   occurs   21 times 14 in BB  •  7 in 12&12 Definition in Merriam-Webster Online
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1.
  ... difficult.  BB We Agnostics, p.44
But it isn't so difficult.


2.
  ... difficult and deeper revelations.  12&12 Step Five, p.61
It may turn out, however, that you'll choose someone else for the more difficult and deeper revelations.


3.
  ... difficult, and in much detail is outside ...  BB The Doctor's Opinion, p.xxx
The classification of alcoholics seems most difficult, and in much detail is outside the scope of this book.


4.
  ... difficult and no unhappiness too great to ...  BB To Wives, p.104
We want to leave you with the feeling that no situation is too difficult and no unhappiness too great to be overcome.


5.
  ... difficult and often unbearable -- could be extended ...  12&12 Step Eight, p.81
Such a roster of harms done others -- the kind that make daily living with us as practicing alcoholics difficult and often unbearable -- could be extended almost indefinitely.


6.
  ... difficult and troublesome and may even need ...  BB There Is A Solution, p.21
If a sufficiently strong reason -- ill health, falling in love, change of environment, or the warning of a doctor -- becomes operative, this man can also stop or moderate, although he may find it difficult and troublesome and may even need medical attention.


7.
  Difficult as it was, they officially declined ...  12&12 Tradition Seven, p.165
Difficult as it was, they officially declined that ten thousand dollars, and adopted a formal, airtight resolution that all such future gifts would be similarly declined.


8.
  ... difficult but necessary to sobriety and peace ...  12&12 Contents (Step Five), p.6
Step Five is difficult but necessary to sobriety and peace of mind.


9.
  ... difficult, but not at all impossible.  12&12 Step Six, p.68
Seen in this light, Step Six is still difficult, but not at all impossible.


10.
  ... difficult circumstances.  12&12 Step Eleven, p.104
And they have increasingly found a peace of mind which can stand firm in the face of difficult circumstances.


11.
  ... difficult -- especially discussing our defects with another ...  BB Into Action, p.72
This is perhaps difficult -- especially discussing our defects with another person.


12.
  ... difficult for me to return to my ...  BB Doctor Bob's Nightmare, p.174
I soon discovered that a couple of drinks would alleviate my gastric distress, at least for a few hours at a time, so it was not at all difficult for me to return to my former excessive indulgence.


13.
  ... difficult, has to do with forgiveness.  12&12 Step Eight, p.78
The first, and one of the most difficult, has to do with forgiveness.


14.
  ... difficult position.  BB To Employers, p.147
These juniors are often in a difficult position.


15.
  ... difficult; the rest I disregarded.  BB Bill's Story, p.11
For myself, I had adopted those parts which seemed convenient and not too difficult; the rest I disregarded.


16.
  ... difficult thing to do, but it must ...  BB Working With Others, pp.98-99
In many homes this is a difficult thing to do, but it must be done if any results are to be expected.


17.
  ... difficult to believe.  BB We Agnostics, p.47
That was great news to us, for we had assumed we could not make use of spiritual principles unless we accepted many things on faith which seemed difficult to believe.


18.
  ... difficult to deal with.  BB To Wives, p.110
Oddly enough, he is often difficult to deal with.


19.
  ... difficult to follow, but you will save ...  BB To Wives, p.111
We know these suggestions are sometimes difficult to follow, but you will save many a heartbreak if you can succeed in observing them.


20.
  ... difficult to solve.  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.


21.
  ... difficult wives and families, but the man ...  BB The Family Afterward, p.127
We know there are difficult wives and families, but the man who is getting over alcoholism must remember he did much to make them so.


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