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

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URGE   occurs   14 times 10 in BB  •  4 in 12&12 Definition in Merriam-Webster Online
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1.
  ... urge action without arousing hostility.  BB To Wives, p.113
They can urge action without arousing hostility.


2.
  ... urge can destroy his chances for material ...  12&12 Step Four, p.43
In such a case, this imperious urge can destroy his chances for material and emotional security as well as his standing in the community.


3.
  ... urge each of our Fellowship to omit ...  BB Foreword to First Edition, p.xiii
When writing or speaking publicly about alcoholism, we urge each of our Fellowship to omit his personal name, designating himself instead as "a member of Alcoholics Anonymous."


4.
  ... urge is the root of great human ...  12&12 Step Twelve, p.117
This mighty urge is the root of great human accomplishments, a creative energy that deeply influences our lives.


5.
  ... urge more attention for yourself.  BB To Wives, p.119
It will do little good if you point that out and urge more attention for yourself.


6.
  ... urge that condemned us to go on ...  12&12 Step One, p.22
The tyrant alcohol wielded a double-edged sword over us: first we were smitten by an insane urge that condemned us to go on drinking, and then by an allergy of the body that insured we would ultimately destroy ourselves in the process.


7.
  ... urge that you stop this waste and ...  BB To Employers, p.148
We think we are sensible when we urge that you stop this waste and give your worthwhile man a chance.


8.
  ... urge them.  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.


9.
  ... urge them not to be over-anxious, for ...  BB Working With Others, p.91
But urge them not to be over-anxious, for that might spoil matters.


10.
  ... urge to cease forever.  BB More About Alcoholism, p.34
There was a tremendous urge to cease forever.


11.
  ... urge upon a man's family that he ...  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.


12.
  ... urge, when to yield would mean heartache.  BB How It Works, p.70
It quiets the imperious urge, when to yield would mean heartache.


13.
  ... urge wholly to rely on human protection ...  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.


14.
  ... urge you to try our program, for ...  BB To Wives, p.117
We urge you to try our program, for nothing will be so helpful to your husband as the radically changed attitude toward him which God will show you how to have.


The 164 and More™ Book, eBook, and Web Site are all CONCORDANCES which display passages from the Big Book Alcoholics Anonymous, the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, and the A.A. Grapevine (A.A. Preamble only).  Sorting and rendering passages in the proprietary format of the 164 and More concordance does not in any way imply affiliation with or endorsement by either Alcoholics Anonymous World Services Inc., or the A.A. Grapevine, Inc.  Further A.A.W.S. Inc. and the A.A. Grapevine Inc. have no objection to the use of this material in the 164 and More concordance.

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