Whatever its origin, the fire spread rapidly though the ship's rigging, unchecked by the fire pumps aboard which had been smashed by British shot.

Whatever may be thought of the contradictory accounts of Acca Laurentia, it seems clear that she was of Etruscan origin, and connected with the worship of the Lares, from which her name may or may not be derived.

Whatever their origin, the prayers were quite widely circulated in the late Middle Ages, and became regular features in Books of Hours and other devotional literature.

Whatever its origin, by 1884 the name Cocoa had become permanently associated with what was then an infant settlement.

Whatever its origin, information travels through a series of filters, both in the sender and in the receiver, and is affected by different channels, before the idea can be transmitted and re-created in the receiver's mind.

Whatever its origin, the term quickly caught on as a way to describe a hit, and has subsequently been applied to productions other than plays and films, including novels and multi-million selling computer / console game titles.

Whatever their origin, Baul thought has mixed elements of Tantra, Sufi Islam, Vaishnavism and Buddhism.

Whatever the name or the origin, this form of window has probably become one of the most enduring features of Palladio's work seen in the later architectural styles evolved from Palladianism.

Whatever its origin, the term is also used as a metaphor for a problem or challenge which will separate the sure of mind from the simple, the fleet thinker from the slow, the determined from the dallier ; to represent a critical test of ability or understanding.

Whatever the merits of either case, both schools agreed that the landlord and the state both played a vital role in the development ( if not the origin of ) the mir.

Whatever its origin, the Court was created as part of the Privy Council, following an order by the Lord Privy Seal that complaints and cases brought to the Council by the poor should be expedited.

Whatever the origin of the name, we have an inscription in Gruter's work, which confirms their function: ANCHIALVS.

Whatever the origin of Kelly ’ s story, it proved to be popular in Krakow.

Whatever their author and origin might be, the originals no longer exist.

Whatever its actual origin, the Hambledon Club came to the fore in the aftermath of the Seven Years War and dominated the scene in both playing and organisational terms until the formation of Marylebone Cricket Club after Lord's Old Ground was opened in 1787.

Whatever its origin, the name and also the word " jack " were long used as a term to refer to any man, especially of the common classes.

Whatever the origin, John Willes realised that the pace and bounce generated by this raised arm action made the delivery potentially more difficult to play than a conventional underarm one and so he adopted the style himself with his arm coming through at shoulder height.

Whatever its origin, the early yard was divided by the binary method into 2, 4, 8, and 16 parts called the half-yard, span, finger, and nail.

Whatever the spelling, the word is usually pronounced with a short o () in the UK, with a long o () in North America, Australia, Ireland and South Africa, and with either a long or short o in New Zealand.

Whatever the quality and importance of his recent films, expression through the image always predominates over that of the word and one almost never misses the essence if one can only vaguely hear the dialogue.

Whatever the case, the Chamber has the final word.

Whatever caused the apparent frustration, note the word at Daredevil's left hand.

Whatever the word, I believe the concept, which is excellently outlined in Anthony ’ s article cited above, is both essential and encouraging.

Whatever the case may be, from the above evidence it can be concluded that the word was coined by the Burmese and it was adopted by the British officials.

Daniel had a nearly pathological view of the promiscuity of women, but despite this he says " Whatever your wife does, do not damage your marriage " and he goes on to say " if you are jealous, do not whisper a word about it ... when you are jealous, learn to look up at the ceiling.

Whatever Hayden's intention, since the publication of his 1988 essay the word historiophoty has entered in to public and professional discourse.

Whatever the psychological truth in the Oedipus myth, an Oedipus who is drawn to his fate by irresistible external forces can carry the symbol of humanity and its archaic crime, and the incest that is unknowing renews the mystery of the eternal dream of childhood and absorbs us in the secret.

) Whatever philosophy is conceived to be, its rationalist, logistic attitude to evidence should make it clear that it is something other than science.

Whatever the merits of its intent, Utopian communism is far too naive, far too crude, to suit any modern socialist or communist.

Whatever the source of Rangoni's power, Marina is his captive now ; ;

Whatever projection one makes, the striking fact about congregational and parochial life is the extent to which it is a vehicle of the social identity of middle-class people.

Whatever the long-range impact of integration, the owners of Negro-appeal radio stations these days know they have an audience and that it is loyal.

*" Whatever may not properly be done in public is forbidden even in the most secret chamber " ( Shabbat 64b ).

Whatever may be the date of the institution of the office of abbreviator, it is certain that it became of greater importance and more highly privileged upon its erection into a college of prelates.

Whatever can be predicated of all things is universal-like but not universal, category-like but not a category.

Whatever difference which might part us, something hovers over them, it is the great images of national unity, which we all desire, for which we would all stand, willing to die if necessary.

" The contention is that this is a syllogistic inference, for it appears to require the extra premise: " Whatever has the property of thinking, exists ", a premise Descartes did not justify.

To argue that the cogito is not a syllogism, one may call it self-evident that " Whatever has the property of thinking, exists ".

* Superman is real, Clark Kent the mask: Pre-Crisis interpretations of Superman assumed that Clark Kent was the " mask " and Kal-El the person ( in the classic story Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow ?, when Superman's dual life is revealed, he completely abandons his Clark Kent persona ).

Whatever its intent, it is a remarkable conversation, representing an era that held the art of conversation in the highest regard.

Whatever specific ethnicity is involved, ethnic nationalism always includes some element of descent from previous generations and the implied claim of ethnic essentialism, i. e. the understanding of ethnicity as an essence that remains unchanged over time.

Whatever the mechanism, blood meant for the pulmonary system is not ventilated and so no gas exchange occurs ( the ventilation / perfusion ratio is decreased ).

Whatever the original plan might have been, the larger, historical account is often merely a background to a broad range of inquiries and, as Herodotus himself observes, " Digressions are part of my plan.

Whatever strategy is used ( simple or mutual ), the level of protection strongly depends on the correctness of the implementation of the web browser and the server software and the actual cryptographic algorithms supported.

Whatever the precise nature of Hecate's transition into folklore in late Antiquity, she is now firmly established as a figure in Neopaganism, which draws heavily on folkloric traditions associating Hecate with ' The Wild Hunt ', witches, hedges and ' hedge-riding ', and other themes that parallel, but are not explicitly attested in, Classical sources.