He cannot, however, alter events in the present time.

Through it, that person could reach a pivotal point in time and alter events of the past.

The real power of the whole thing is that information can be sent back to alter past events.

And if that were possible, could she really alter events of the past to change the present?

And it could severely alter events for them in the next three weeks.

Weyoun would have had days, if not weeks, by now to alter events on the station.

She took a principled stand, he said, early enough to have a chance at altering events.

A single person can do little to alter events in any meaningful way.

If possible, take no direct action to alter events in the world, act through indirect means only.

"I altered events all the way through the book," he added.