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...survived into the 21st century too. What's worse, on their voyage into the future Marty and Doc unwittingly provide him with the means to construct a dark alternate history beginning in 1955. Over its course, Biff has managed to turn pleasant little Hill Valley, Calif., into a hellish variant of Las Vegas, with himself as its czar. He has even contrived to make Marty's mother a widow and marry her, turning her into an alcoholic and Marty into an abused stepson...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: More Travels with Marty | 12/4/1989 | See Source »

...world as "radical," while George Bush's favorite word when he talks about foreign policy is prudent. Yet Bush has come a long way in his thinking about the Soviet Union. In a matter of months, his Administration has gone from viewing Gorbachev as a slickly disguised variant of the old red menace to a potential partner in creating a new world order...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: East-West: The Road to Malta | 12/4/1989 | See Source »

Although several systems of voting--including those used in most European countries--are a form of PR, the variant that American cities have historically used is the one Cambridge employs--the single transferable ballot...

Author: By Matthew M. Hoffman, | Title: Beyond the Mainstream: Cambridge's | 11/7/1989 | See Source »

...back. The computer displays all the books where the exact word is found, and a simple added command then brings each text to the screen. Taxes turn up but once in the King James, in Daniel 11: 20. A handy extension of this feature can also search for all variant forms, such as taxed or taxation (there are eight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: High-Tech Bible | 10/30/1989 | See Source »

Adopting a variant of the British exam system would also ensure accountability. At Oxford and Cambridge, students complete a large amount of study without exams and then undergo a comprehensive evaluation at the end of their programs. If Harvard were reluctant to accept foreign exam scores, it might allow students to leave for a year and then take one or two broad exams upon their return...

Author: By Steven J. S. glick, | Title: Will We Meet the Real World? | 9/27/1989 | See Source »

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