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Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
OBSERVE occurs
4 times
(
Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... observe a
profound change in personality.
BB p.570(572),
Appendix III, The Medical View on A.A.
Even among those who
occasionally land back in here again, we
observe a
profound change in
personality.
2.
... observe carefully
is that we do not ...
BB p.125,
The Family Afterward
Another
principle we
observe carefully is that we do
not
relate intimate experiences of another
person unless we are
sure he would
approve.
3.
... observe the
spirit of A.A. tradition, taking ...
BB p.575,
Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form)
4.
... observe this
request, for otherwise we shall ...
BB xiii,
Foreword to First Edition
Very
earnestly we
ask the
press also, to
observe this
request, for
otherwise
we shall be
greatly handicapped.
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