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

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LAY   occurs   16 times 9 in BB  •  7 in 12&12 Definition in Merriam-Webster Online
See also...   lays
layers
laymen
lazy

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1.
  ... lay aside prejudice and express even a ...  BB We Agnostics, p.46
We found that as soon as we were able to lay aside prejudice and express even a willingness to believe in a Power greater than ourselves, we commenced to get results, even though it was impossible for any of us to fully define or comprehend that Power, which is God.


2.
  ... lay aside prejudice, even against organized religion.  BB We Agnostics, p.49
We, who have traveled this dubious path, beg you to lay aside prejudice, even against organized religion.


3.
  ... lay aside these very human aspirations, we ...  12&12 Tradition Twelve, p.187
As we lay aside these very human aspirations, we believe that each of us takes part in the weaving of a protective mantle which covers our whole Society and under which we may grow and work in unity.


4.
  ... lay down no rule of any sort, ...  BB Into Action, p.81
Though there may be justifiable exceptions, and though we wish to lay down no rule of any sort, we have often found this the best course to take.


5.
  ... lay himself open to the chance of ...  12&12 Step Five, p.60
Surely, then, a novice ought not lay himself open to the chance of making foolish, perhaps tragic, blunders in this fashion.


6.
  ... lay in the hospital the thought came ...  BB Bill's Story, p.14
While I lay in the hospital the thought came that there were thousands of hopeless alcoholics who might be glad to have what had been so freely given me.


7.
  "Lay off the hard stuff."  BB There Is A Solution, p.20
"Lay off the hard stuff."


8.
  ... lay on my desk, a newspaper clipping ...  BB To Employers, p.136
Another time, as I opened a letter which lay on my desk, a newspaper clipping fell out.


9.
  ... lay our cards on the table.  12&12 Step Nine, pp.85-86
But if no such opportunity presents itself, at some point we will want to summon all our courage, head straight for the person concerned, and lay our cards on the table.


10.
  ... lay ourselves open to being branded fanatics ...  BB Into Action, p.77
Why lay ourselves open to being branded fanatics or religious bores?


11.
  ... lay out the kit of spiritual tools ...  BB Working With Others, p.95
Never talk down to an alcoholic from any moral or spiritual hilltop; simply lay out the kit of spiritual tools for his inspection.


12.
  ... lay the foreword to the book "Alcoholics ...  12&12 Tradition Three, p.143
On top of them lay the foreword to the book "Alcoholics Anonymous," then under preparation.


13.
  ... lay the groundwork for a friendly talk ...  BB To Wives, p.111
This may lay the groundwork for a friendly talk about his alcoholic problem.


14.
  ... lay the matter before our sponsor or ...  12&12 Step Nine, p.86
Do we lay the matter before our sponsor or spiritual adviser, earnestly asking God's help and guidance -- meanwhile resolving to do the right thing when it becomes clear, cost what it may?


15.
  ... lay therapist.  12&12 Tradition Two, p.136
There was nothing wrong whatever with becoming a lay therapist.


16.
  ... lay therapist, and more successful than anybody ...  12&12 Tradition Two, p.136
You can become a lay therapist, and more successful than anybody in the business.'


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