From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
APPROVAL occurs
7 times
(
Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... approval.
BB p.151,
A Vision For You
2.
... approval.
BB xviii,
Foreword to Second Edition
3.
... approval and
praise is apt to be ...
12&12 p.85,
Step Nine
This
atmosphere of
approval and
praise is
apt to be so
exhilarating
as to
put us off
balance by
creating an
insatiable appetite for
more of the same.
4.
... approval, and
today he is one of ...
BB p.80,
Into Action
His
action met widespread approval, and
today he is one of the most
trusted citizens of his
town.
5.
... approval swept
in, we realized that it ...
12&12 p.187,
Tradition Twelve
6.
... approval upon
us.
BB p.569(571),
Appendix III, The Medical View on A.A.
7.
... approval upon
us, and wish to discover ...
12&12 p.180,
Tradition Eleven
Employers learn that
great corporations have
set their
approval upon us, and
wish to
discover what can
be done about
alcoholism in their
own firms.
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