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

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NOR   occurs   44 times 22 in BB  •  21 in 12&12  •  1 in GV Definition in Merriam-Webster Online
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1.
  ... nor act to good purpose until the ...  12&12 Step Ten, p.91
For we can neither think nor act to good purpose until the habit of self-restraint has become automatic.


2.
  ... nor affiliate itself with outside interests.  12&12 Contents (Tradition Four), p.10
Two storm signals -- a group ought not do anything which would injure A.A. as a whole, nor affiliate itself with outside interests.


3.
  ... nor an incitement to public controversy; that ...  BB Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form), p.575
XII. The Conference shall observe the spirit of A.A. tradition, taking care that it never becomes the seat of perilous wealth or power; that sufficient operating funds and reserve be its prudent financial principle; that it place none of its members in a position of unqualified authority over others; that it reach all important decisions by discussion, vote, and, whenever possible, by substantial unanimity; that its actions never be personally punitive nor an incitement to public controversy; that it never perform acts of government, and that, like the Society it serves, it will always remain democratic in thought and action.


4.
  ... nor any lurking notion that someday we ...  BB More About Alcoholism, p.33
If we are planning to stop drinking, there must be no reservation of any kind, nor any lurking notion that someday we will be immune to alcohol.


5.
  ... nor any other human being can provide ...  BB More About Alcoholism, p.43
Except in a few rare cases, neither he nor any other human being can provide such a defense.


6.
  ... nor anybody else can survive unless he ...  12&12 Tradition One, p.130
Neither he nor anybody else can survive unless he carries the A.A. message.


7.
  ... nor anyone else stands in judgment.  BB The Family Afterward, p.135
Though he is now a most effective member of Alcoholics Anonymous, he still smokes and drinks coffee, but neither his wife nor anyone else stands in judgment.


8.
  ... nor are we afraid.  BB Into Action, p.85
We are neither cocky nor are we afraid.


9.
  Nor are we afraid of disclosing our ...  BB Into Action, p.78
Nor are we afraid of disclosing our alcoholism on the theory it may cause financial harm.


10.
  ... nor are we likely to, for we ...  BB More About Alcoholism, p.38
We admit we have some of these symptoms, but we have not gone to the extremes you fellows did, nor are we likely to, for we understand ourselves so well after what you have told us that such things cannot happen again.


11.
  ... nor are you trying to run his ...  BB To Employers, pp.146-147
He will appreciate knowing you are not bothering your head about him, that you are not suspicious nor are you trying to run his life so he will be shielded from temptation to drink.


12.
  ... nor can they understand the aberrations of ...  BB To Employers, p.140
Normal drinkers are not so affected, nor can they understand the aberrations of the alcoholic.


13.
  ... nor could any A.A. member carry our ...  12&12 Tradition Eight, p.167
But when we had declared that our Fellowship couldn't hire service workers nor could any A.A. member carry our knowledge into other fields, we were taking the counsel of fear, fear which today has been largely dispelled in the light of experience.


14.
  ... nor deprive any A.A. of membership, that ...  12&12 Tradition Three, p.141
Why did we dare to say, contrary to the experience of society and government everywhere, that we would neither punish nor deprive any A.A. of membership, that we must never compel anyone to pay anything, believe anything, or conform to anything?


15.
  ... nor do twisted thinking and depression vanish ...  BB The Family Afterward, p.133
Now about health: A body badly burned by alcohol does not often recover overnight nor do twisted thinking and depression vanish in a twinkling.


16.
  ... nor do we carry the world's troubles ...  BB The Family Afterward, p.132
We try not to indulge in cynicism over the state of the nations, nor do we carry the world's troubles on our shoulders.


17.
  Nor do we enter into debate with ...  12&12 Step Seven, p.71
Nor do we enter into debate with the many who still so passionately cling to the belief that to satisfy our basic natural desires is the main object of life.


18.
  ... nor do we oppose anyone.  BB Foreword to First Edition, p.xiv
We are not allied with any particular faith, sect or denomination, nor do we oppose anyone.


19.
  ... nor do we think its effectiveness would ...  BB There Is A Solution, p.19
None of us makes a sole vocation of this work, nor do we think its effectiveness would be increased if we did.


20.
  ... nor do we wish to be.  12&12 Step Twelve, p.124
Not many of us can be leaders of prominence, nor do we wish to be.


21.
  Nor does it mean that the members ...  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.


22.
  ... nor favor, we can truly thank God ...  12&12 Step Ten, p.95
Having so considered our day, not omitting to take due note of things well done, and having searched our hearts with neither fear nor favor, we can truly thank God for the blessings we have received and sleep in good conscience.


23.
  Nor has our Fellowship ever publicly taken ...  12&12 Tradition Ten, p.176
Nor has our Fellowship ever publicly taken sides on any question in an embattled world.


24.
  ... nor have we followed their advice.  BB Into Action, p.73
We have seldom told them the whole truth nor have we followed their advice.


25.
  ... nor is he confined.  BB There Is A Solution, p.26
He does not need a bodyguard nor is he confined.


26.
  ... nor is it very expensive.  BB To Employers, p.143
In competent hands, this seldom takes long nor is it very expensive.


27.
  Nor is the quest for security always ...  12&12 Step Four, p.43
Nor is the quest for security always expressed in terms of money.


28.
  Nor is this the only kind of ...  12&12 Step Twelve, p.110
Nor is this the only kind of Twelfth Step work.


29.
  ... nor limitation.  BB Bill's Story, p.10
I simply had to believe in a Spirit of the Universe, who knew neither time nor limitation.


30.
  ... nor opposes any causes.  Grapevine Preamble
A.A. is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization or institution; does not wish to engage in any controversy, neither endorses nor opposes any causes.


31.
  Nor ought A.A. membership ever depend upon ...  BB Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition, p.563
Nor ought A.A. membership ever depend upon money or conformity.


32.
  Nor ought A.A. membership ever depend upon ...  12&12 Tradition Three (Long), p.189
Nor ought A.A. membership ever depend upon money or conformity.


33.
  ... nor ought it affiliate itself with anything ...  12&12 Tradition Four, p.147
In charting this enormous expanse of freedom, we found it necessary to post only two storm signals: A group ought not do anything which would greatly injure A.A. as a whole, nor ought it affiliate itself with anything or anybody else.


34.
  ... nor should they tell him much about ...  BB Working With Others, p.90
Neither should the family hysterically plead with him to do anything, nor should they tell him much about you.


35.
  ... nor should we try.  12&12 Tradition Six, p.157
We of Alcoholics Anonymous could not be all things to all men, nor should we try.


36.
  ... nor so greedy that he is labeled ...  12&12 Step Six, p.66
No one wants to be so proud that he is scorned as a braggart, nor so greedy that he is labeled a thief.


37.
  ... nor take the quantities some of us ...  BB More About Alcoholism, p.33
To be gravely affected, one does not necessarily have to drink a long time nor take the quantities some of us have.


38.
  ... nor the humblest group committee can issue ...  12&12 Tradition Nine, p.173
Neither its General Service Conference, its Foundation Board,(*) nor the humblest group committee can issue a single directive to an A.A. member and make it stick, let alone mete out any punishment.


39.
  ... nor to be despised and loathed.  BB How It Works, p.69
We remembered always that our sex powers were God-given and therefore good, neither to be used lightly or selfishly nor to be despised and loathed.


40.
  ... nor to recriminate.  12&12 Step Two, p.31
We saw them calmly accept impossible situations, seeking neither to run nor to recriminate.


41.
  ... nor understand.  12&12 Step Five, p.57
There was always that mysterious barrier we could neither surmount nor understand.


42.
  Nor were we ever skillful in separating ...  12&12 Step Ten, p.90
Nor were we ever skillful in separating justified from unjustified anger.


43.
  ... nor wish to shut the door on ...  BB Into Action, p.83
We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it.


44.
  ... nor would we feel the urge wholly ...  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.


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