Word: versions
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...This version of Carroll's classic children's tale certainly is modernized, steeped in allusions to current events and even featuring a rap song. But Alice in Wonderland: Film at Eleven has 130 years to coalesce and does not always do so with the greatest of ease...
...Harvard version of Revenge of the Nerds debuted last night as Jeremy A. Kahn '90-'91 launched the introductory meeting of the all-new Society of Nerds and Geeks (SONG...
Once discrepancies in two slightly different plans approved by the House and a version passed earlier by the Senate have been ironed out, the program will land on George Bush's desk. The House version would expand Head Start programs for impoverished preschoolers, increase tax credits for poor families with three or more children and require states to set health and safety standards for child-care facilities. Though the President may grit his teeth, he may sign the act into law because it is attached to a budget-reconciliation package that contains a component very dear to his heart...
...least, the Administration was caught in embarrassing contradictions about its role. Two hours after the coup collapsed, Noriega offered his version of events. "This is part of the continuing aggression and penetration of the P.D.F. by the U.S.," he charged on national television. As evidence, the general's supporters pointed to U.S. Army helicopters that passed close to the Comandancia during the fighting and the hundreds of troops who were deployed, within areas under U.S. jurisdiction, in positions blocking two of the roads leading into the city. That forced Noriega's allies to use alternate routes to transport loyal units...
...still wants Congress to approve his plan for a cut in the capital gains tax, and he did not rule out the possibility of signing legislation that combined his proposal with a Democratic version liberalizing individual retirement accounts. A few hours later, Senate leaders agreed on a plan to strip hundreds of specialinterest provisions from a $14.1 billion deficit-reduction bill, leaving the capital gains fight for the future...