OCCASION in Big Book Alcoholics Anonymous, 12 Steps and 12 Traditions

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OCCASION occurs 9 times (Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)

When we were invited out, our husbands sneaked so many drinks that they spoiled the occasion.

This will be a very different occasion, and in sharp contrast with those hangover mornings when we alternated between reviling ourselves and blaming the family (and everyone else) for our troubles.

... occasion, go and attend to your business ... BB p.102, Working With Others

If it is a happy occasion, try to increase the pleasure of those there; if a business occasion, go and attend to your business enthusiastically.

... occasion, "Have I any good social, business, ... BB p.101, Working With Others

Therefore, ask yourself on each occasion, "Have I any good social, business, or personal reason for going to this place?

I can't say upon what occasion or upon what day I came to believe in a Power greater than myself, but I certainly have that belief now.

... occasion requires, each member of it should ... BB p.124, The Family Afterward

We think each family which has been relieved owes something to those who have not, and when the occasion requires, each member of it should be only too willing to bring former mistakes, no matter how grievous, out of their hiding places.

... occasion, still more demanding or gracious, as ... BB p.61, How It Works

He becomes, on the next occasion, still more demanding or gracious, as the case may be.

... occasion, try to increase the pleasure of ... BB p.102, Working With Others

If it is a happy occasion, try to increase the pleasure of those there; if a business occasion, go and attend to your business enthusiastically.

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