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Most critics have cautioned that the creation of foot patrols should not subtract from the number of car patrols...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Foot Patrols | 11/2/1987 | See Source »

...difficult to understand why bilingual programs produce better results; they enable the children in them to start learning the sorts of things they are supposed to be learning in school from their first day in school, such as to add and subtract, to read and understand stories and to write...

Author: By Catherine E. Snow, | Title: Bilingual Classes | 11/22/1986 | See Source »

Your Score: You receive 1 point for every A, 5 points for every B, 10 points for every C. Multiply the total by Princess Fergie's waistline, divided by Princess Margaret's weight, and subtract Queen Elizabeth's hat size. Stir fry over low heat, and serve chilled with white wine...

Author: By Cyrus M. Sanai, | Title: What's Your Royalty Rating | 9/4/1986 | See Source »

...that your income will not change, then retrieve your 1985 AGI (adjusted gross income: line 32 on your last 1040). Plug that figure into the first box. In the first part of the game, add back items that were previously deductible to arrive at your probable 1988 AGI. Then subtract the deductions still permitted. This will yield your new taxable income. Multiply that by 15% or 28%. Like any game, this one has both winners and losers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Playing the All-New 1040 Game | 8/25/1986 | See Source »

...Democrat Howard Metzenbaum, who branded many of them "greed rules." Metzenbaum got the Unocal rule deleted with Packwood's support. One reason: Packwood had a score to settle with California Republican Pete Wilson, the rule's co-sponsor. But otherwise, Senators were of a mind to add rather than subtract. Alaska Republican Ted Stevens complained that the privilege of inserting transition rules in the bill was being hogged by Finance Committee members...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Flock of Fine-Tuned Favors | 6/30/1986 | See Source »

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