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

withdrew
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WITHOUT   occurs   89 times 53 in BB  •  36 in 12&12 Definition in Merriam-Webster Online
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1.
  ... without.  12&12 Step Four, p.52
These stem from causes which sometimes seem to be within us, and at other times to come from without.


2.
  ... without a fearless admission of our defects ...  12&12 Step Five, p.56
Most of us would declare that without a fearless admission of our defects to another human being we could not stay sober.


3.
  ... without a murmur of doubt.  BB We Agnostics, p.48
Everybody believes them without a murmur of doubt.


4.
  ... without a reasonable assumption as a starting ...  BB We Agnostics, p.48
Simply because it is impossible to explain what we see, feel, direct, and use, without a reasonable assumption as a starting point.


5.
  Without a searching and fearless moral inventory, ...  12&12 Step Four, p.43
Without a searching and fearless moral inventory, most of us have found that the faith which really works in daily living is still out of reach.


6.
  ... without a solemn oath), taking more physical ...  BB More About Alcoholism, p.31
Here are some of the methods we have tried: Drinking beer only, limiting the number of drinks, never drinking alone, never drinking in the morning, drinking only at home, never having it in the house, never drinking during business hours, drinking only at parties, switching from scotch to brandy, drinking only natural wines, agreeing to resign if ever drunk on the job, taking a trip, not taking a trip, swearing off forever (with and without a solemn oath), taking more physical exercise, reading inspirational books, going to health farms and sanitariums, accepting voluntary commitment to asylums -- we could increase the list ad infinitum.


7.
  Without a willing and persistent effort to ...  12&12 Step Four, p.43
Without a willing and persistent effort to do this, there can be little sobriety or contentment for us.


8.
  ... without alcohol.  BB A Vision For You, p.152
He cannot picture life without alcohol.


9.
  ... without any demand for reward.  12&12 Step Two, p.32
In no deep or meaningful sense had we ever taken stock of ourselves, made amends to those we had harmed, or freely given to any other human being without any demand for reward.


10.
  ... without any realization of the fact, the ...  12&12 Step Twelve, p.118
Very gradually, and usually without any realization of the fact, the wife is forced to become the mother of an erring boy.


11.
  ... without any reservations whatever -- has indeed come ...  12&12 Step Six, p.63
He goes on to explain that any person capable of enough willingness and honesty to try repeatedly Step Six on all his faults -- without any reservations whatever -- has indeed come a long way spiritually, and is therefore entitled to be called a man who is sincerely trying to grow in the image and likeness of his own Creator.


12.
  ... without any thought or effort on our ...  BB Into Action, p.85
We will see that our new attitude toward liquor has been given us without any thought or effort on our part.


13.
  ... without arousing hostility.  BB To Wives, p.113
They can urge action without arousing hostility.


14.
  ... without becoming critical of them.  BB Working With Others, p.100
In this way you can set them on the right track without becoming critical of them.


15.
  ... without being nagged by his family.  BB Working With Others, p.91
He will feel he can deal with you without being nagged by his family.


16.
  ... without being servile or scraping.  BB Into Action, p.83
We should be sensible, tactful, considerate and humble without being servile or scraping.


17.
  ... without conferring with the trustees of the ...  BB Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition, p.563
And no group, regional committee, or individual should ever take any action that might greatly affect A.A. as a whole without conferring with the trustees of the General Service Board.


18.
  ... without conferring with the trustees of the ...  12&12 Tradition Four (Long), p.189
And no group, regional committee, or individual should ever take any action that might greatly affect A.A. as a whole without conferring with the trustees of the General Service Board.


19.
  ... without danger.  BB The Doctor's Opinion, p.xxx
There is the type who always believes that after being entirely free from alcohol for a period of time he can take a drink without danger.


20.
  ... without defense against the first drink.  BB There Is A Solution, p.24
We are without defense against the first drink.


21.
  ... without demands for repayment.  12&12 Step Twelve, p.116
We saw that we would need to give constantly of ourselves without demands for repayment.


22.
  ... without despair or pride?  12&12 Step Twelve, p.112
Can we now accept and adjust to either without despair or pride?


23.
  ... without developing the phenomenon of craving.  BB The Doctor's Opinion, p.xxx
All these, and many others, have one symptom in common: they cannot start drinking without developing the phenomenon of craving.


24.
  ... without disaster, provided he remains willing to ...  BB There Is A Solution, pp.26-27
He can go anywhere on this earth where other free men may go without disaster, provided he remains willing to maintain a certain simple attitude.


25.
  ... without drinking for a few months, you ...  BB To Employers, p.146
After your man has gone along without drinking for a few months, you may be able to make use of his services with other employees who are giving you the alcoholic run-around -- provided, of course, they are willing to have a third party in the picture.


26.
  ... without exception.  12&12 Tradition Twelve, p.187
Here, principles would have to come before personalities, without exception.


27.
  ... without exception, alcoholics are tortured by loneliness.  12&12 Step Five, p.57
Almost without exception, alcoholics are tortured by loneliness.


28.
  ... without exception, pass through times when we ...  12&12 Step Eleven, p.105
All of us, without exception, pass through times when we can pray only with the greatest exertion of will.


29.
  ... without exhibitionism, about his own defects, past ...  12&12 Step Four, p.46
This the sponsor promptly proves by talking freely and easily, and without exhibitionism, about his own defects, past and present.


30.
  ... without faith!  BB We Agnostics, p.54
Imagine life without faith!


31.
  Without fearless admission of defects, few could ...  12&12 Contents (Step Five), p.6
Without fearless admission of defects, few could stay sober.


32.
  ... without full-time service workers.  12&12 Contents (Tradition Eight), p.11
A.A. could not function without full-time service workers.


33.
  ... without full-time workers.  12&12 Tradition Eight, p.168
Neither could A.A. itself function without full-time workers.


34.
  ... without heated argument, self-pity, self-justification or resentful ...  BB The Family Afterward, p.127
These family talks will be constructive if they can be carried on without heated argument, self-pity, self-justification or resentful criticism.


35.
  Without help it is too much for ...  BB How It Works, p.59
Without help it is too much for us.


36.
  ... without Him I was lost.  BB Bill's Story, p.13
I admitted for the first time that of myself I was nothing; that without Him I was lost.


37.
  ... without him, who constantly connives for reelection ...  12&12 Tradition Two, p.135
The bleeding deacon is one who is just as surely convinced that the group cannot get along without him, who constantly connives for reelection to office, and who continues to be consumed with self-pity.


38.
  ... without His aid.  BB How It Works, p.62
And there often seems no way of entirely getting rid of self without His aid.


39.
  ... without his consent?  BB To Employers, p.143
While on the subject of confidence, can you adopt the attitude that so far as you are concerned this will be a strictly personal matter, that his alcoholic derelictions, the treatment about to be undertaken, will never be discussed without his consent?


40.
  ... without in the least intending it.  12&12 Step Eleven, p.104
Under such an illusion, he can of course create great havoc without in the least intending it.


41.
  ... without it.  BB A Vision For You, p.152
Some day he will be unable to imagine life either with alcohol or without it.


42.
  ... without it than we would refuse air, ...  12&12 Step Eleven, p.97
Those of us who have come to make regular use of prayer would no more do without it than we would refuse air, food, or sunshine.


43.
  Without it, they cannot live to much ...  12&12 Step Seven, p.70
Without it, they cannot live to much useful purpose, or, in adversity, be able to summon the faith that can meet any emergency.


44.
  ... without its "God nonsense."  12&12 Tradition Three, p.143
His pet obsession was that A.A. could get along better without its "God nonsense."


45.
  Without its legions of well-wishers, A.A. could ...  12&12 Tradition Eleven, p.180
Without its legions of well-wishers, A.A. could never have grown as it has.


46.
  ... without its unique but effective therapy."  BB Appendix V, The Religious View on A.A., p.572
This self-insurance has resulted in the restoration of physical, mental and spiritual health and self-respect to hundreds of men and women who would be hopelessly down and out without its unique but effective therapy."


47.
  Without knowing it, had we not been ...  BB We Agnostics, p.53
Without knowing it, had we not been brought to where we stood by a certain kind of faith?


48.
  ... without liquor.  BB To Wives, p.110
Perhaps you both like parties which would be dull without liquor.


49.
  ... without liquor, but how can I?  BB A Vision For You, p.152
I know I must get along without liquor, but how can I?


50.
  Without much ado, he accepted the principles ...  BB To Employers, p.139
Without much ado, he accepted the principles and procedure that had helped us.


51.
  ... without much grief, either physical or financial.  BB Doctor Bob's Nightmare, p.172
I did it more and more, and had lots of fun without much grief, either physical or financial.


52.
  ... without my presence.  BB Doctor Bob's Nightmare, p.173
But they were much disgusted and told me they would attempt to struggle along without my presence.


53.
  Without necessarily taking that first drink, we ...  12&12 Step Twelve, p.112
Without necessarily taking that first drink, we often get quite far off the beam.


54.
  ... without organization, animated only by the spirit ...  12&12 Tradition Nine, p.175
Though Tradition Nine at first sight seems to deal with a purely practical matter, in its actual operation it discloses a society without organization, animated only by the spirit of service -- a true fellowship.


55.
  ... without our cooperation.  12&12 Step Six, p.65
But in no case does He render us white as snow and keep us that way without our cooperation.


56.
  ... without paying too great a penalty, although ...  BB Doctor Bob's Nightmare, p.173
During these years, I drank as much as my purse permitted, still without paying too great a penalty, although I was beginning to have morning "jitters" at times.


57.
  ... without perverting or misusing our God-given instincts.  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.


58.
  ... without provocation, but we invariably find that ...  BB How It Works, p.62
Sometimes they hurt us, seemingly without provocation, but we invariably find that at some time in the past we have made decisions based on self which later placed us in a position to be hurt.


59.
  ... without rancor.  BB To Wives, p.111
Even though your husband becomes unbearable and you have to leave him temporarily, you should, if you can, go without rancor.


60.
  ... without rancor or bias.  BB The Family Afterward, p.134
When this happens, they can be invited to join in morning meditation and then they can take part in the daily discussion without rancor or bias.


61.
  ... without realizing it, made a beginning on ...  12&12 Step Three, p.35
Every man and woman who has joined A.A. and intends to stick has, without realizing it, made a beginning on Step Three.


62.
  Without realizing it we were just accumulating ...  12&12 Step Twelve, p.120
Without realizing it we were just accumulating funds for the next spree.


63.
  ... without recovery we would have lost both ...  BB To Employers, p.143
We all had to place recovery above everything, for without recovery we would have lost both home and business.


64.
  ... without reference to the wishes of A.A. ...  12&12 Tradition Seven, p.164
Whoever pays the piper is apt to call the tune, and if the A.A. Foundation obtained money from outside sources, its trustees might be tempted to run things without reference to the wishes of A.A. as a whole.


65.
  ... without regard for the rights, wishes, or ...  BB Doctor Bob's Nightmare, p.172
My whole life seemed to be centered around doing what I wanted to do, without regard for the rights, wishes, or privileges of anyone else; a state of mind which became more and more predominant as the years passed.


66.
  ... without regret.  BB How It Works, p.64
One object is to disclose damaged or unsalable goods, to get rid of them promptly and without regret.


67.
  ... without relapse, but not always.  BB The Family Afterward, p.125
In most cases, the alcoholic survived this ordeal without relapse, but not always.


68.
  ... without reservation.  BB How It Works, p.63
The wording was, of course, quite optional so long as we expressed the idea, voicing it without reservation.


69.
  ... without reservation that we are powerless over ...  12&12 Step Seven, p.73
When we have finally admitted without reservation that we are powerless over alcohol, we are apt to breathe a great sigh of relief, saying, "Well, thank God that's over!


70.
  ... without reserve.  BB There Is A Solution, p.18
Highly competent psychiatrists who have dealt with us have found it sometimes impossible to persuade an alcoholic to discuss his situation without reserve.


71.
  ... without sand?  BB Into Action, p.75
Have we tried to make mortar without sand?


72.
  Without saying so, they may cordially hate ...  BB The Family Afterward, p.134
Without saying so, they may cordially hate him for what he has done to them and to their mother.


73.
  ... without some degree of humility, no alcoholic ...  12&12 Step Seven, p.70
For without some degree of humility, no alcoholic can stay sober at all.


74.
  ... without spiritual help.  BB There Is A Solution, p.27
Some of our alcoholic readers may think they can do without spiritual help.


75.
  Without such support, A.A. could have made ...  BB Foreword to Second Edition, p.xx
Without such support, A.A. could have made only the slowest progress.


76.
  Without that, nothing could have happened.  BB We Agnostics, p.52
Without that, nothing could have happened.


77.
  Without them we wouldn't be complete human ...  12&12 Step Four, p.42
Without them we wouldn't be complete human beings.


78.
  Without this proof the expectant purchaser would ...  BB Doctor Bob's Nightmare, p.171
Without this proof the expectant purchaser would be forced to depart empty handed with none of what I later came to believe was the great panacea for all human ills.


79.
  ... without thought of charge.  BB Doctor Bob's Nightmare, p.171
To 1950, the year of his death, he carried the A.A. message to more than 5,000 alcoholic men and women, and to all these he gave his medical services without thought of charge.


80.
  ... Without unity, A.A. dies. Individual liberty, yet ...  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.


81.
  Without unity, the heart of A.A. would ...  12&12 Tradition One, p.129
Without unity, the heart of A.A. would cease to beat; our world arteries would no longer carry the life-giving grace of God; His gift to us would be spent aimlessly.


82.
  ... without which medicine can do little.  BB Appendix III, The Medical View on A.A., p.569
If we do not do so, we shall stand convicted of emotional sterility and of having lost the faith that moves mountains, without which medicine can do little.


83.
  ... without which we find that "Faith without ...  BB Into Action, p.76
Now we need more action, without which we find that "Faith without works is dead."


84.
  ... without works is dead."  BB Into Action, p.76
Now we need more action, without which we find that "Faith without works is dead."


85.
  ... without works is dead."  BB Into Action, p.88
"Faith without works is dead."


86.
  ... without works was dead, he said.  BB Bill's Story, p.14
Faith without works was dead, he said.


87.
  ... without worrying about tomorrow.  12&12 Step Twelve, p.121
We could cheerfully perform humble labor without worrying about tomorrow.


88.
  Without you he would have gone to ...  BB To Wives, p.119
Without you he would have gone to pieces long ago.


89.
  ... without your cooperation, various means of moderating ...  BB To Wives, p.109
He has begun to try, with or without your cooperation, various means of moderating or staying dry.


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