Whatever Jones and The Monkees were meant to be, they became creative artists in their own right, and Jones's chipper Brit-pop presence was a big reason they were able to produce work that was commercial, wholesome and yet impressively weird.

He said, " Whatever may be conceded to the influence of refined education on minds of peculiar structure, reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle.

Whatever the reason, the choice prompted Maharbal to say, " Hannibal, you know how to gain a victory, but not how to use one.

Whatever the reason for the failure, the French and German armies returned home, and a few years later Damascus was firmly under Nur ad-Din's control.

Whatever other vicissitudes his views went through, he firmly retained his belief in the direct and inextricable connection between human liberty and expansion into space — for which reason he strongly cried out against any idea of space exploration being " a waste of money " or " unnecessary luxury ".

Whatever the reason, the marriage negotiations came to a complete halt.

Whatever the actual reason was, Máel Morda sought allies with which to defy the High-King.

Whatever the reason Sparta's own contribution was just 300 Spartiates ( accompanied by their attendants and probably perioikoi auxiliaries ), the total force assembled for the defense of the pass of Thermopylae came to something between four and seven thousand Greeks.

Whatever the reason, Odo spent the next five years in prison, and his English estates were taken back by the king, as was his office as Earl of Kent: Odo was not however deposed as Bishop of Bayeux.

Whatever the real reason was, in one famous episode, George stops a conversation between Harry ( Clark ) and Blanche ( Bea Benadaret ) and claims that Clark wanted too much money for being on the show, and was being fired.

Whatever the reason Horn and Bernhard estimated that the Spanish reinforcements numbered only 7, 000, not 21, 000, added to the 12, 000 Imperials this gave the Habsburgs a considerable superiority over the 26, 000 Protestants.

Whatever the true reason, Palmer was forced out of the band, and, at Rick James ' recommendation, nineteen-year-old Motown bassist Greg Reeves replaced him.

Whatever the reason, people began to refer to the center of the hamlet where this house stood as Mogadore.

Whatever the reason, the marriage made it clear … that he was unwilling to leave the woman with whom he had already lived for more than twenty years .”

However, Fairport's co-founder, guitarist Simon Nicol, says in an interview on the band's website: " Whatever the upfront reasons about musical differences and wanting to concentrate on traditional material, I think the accident was the underlying reason why Ashley felt he couldn't continue with us.

Whatever the reason for Laura's initial reluctance, she finally accepted the proposal on behalf of Mary, and they were married by proxy on 30 September 1673 NS.

Whatever the reason, Andersen thought the change would prove more satirical.

Whatever the reason, Nolan was hit by a splinter from a shell fired from one of the guns positioned on the Fedioukine Heights.

Whatever the reason, Oliver went on to be nominated as Liberal candidate and was re-elected.

Whatever the reason, Constantine kept Crispus at his side.

Whatever the reason, the cloud breaks up into smaller, denser areas which may again break into still smaller areas – the outcome being a cluster of protostars.

Whatever the wisdom of his substantive positions, Chen consistently appeared to act on principle rather than for personal advantage: perhaps another reason he could keep his influence even while excluded from the inner circles of decision-making.

Whatever the reason, Reed was never to play Bond.

Whatever the true reason, Jacobs and her daughter decided to leave Savannah soon after the incident and head back North for the summer.

Whatever was the science in the high school course for the time being, that was my favorite study.

Whatever professionalism there was tended to disguise itself ; it was possible to pay for the services of a speechwriter ( logographos ) but this was not advertised in court ( except as something your opponent had to resort to ), and even politically prominent litigants made some show of disowning special expertise.

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.

Whatever the true motive, the idea of a contract between King and people was advanced to the Pope as an excuse for Bruce's coronation whilst John de Balliol still lived in Papal custody.

She sang only two songs in the film, " Que Sera, Sera ( Whatever Will Be, Will Be )" which won an Academy Award for Best Original Song and " We'll Love Again ".

Whatever the nature of their relationship, Domitian seems to have displayed little sympathy when his brother lay dying, instead making for the Praetorian camp where he was proclaimed emperor.

Whatever the truth Olympia, rather than face trial, subsequently fled France for Brussels in January 1680, leaving Eugene in the care of his father's mother, Marie de Bourbon, and her daughter, Hereditary Princess of Baden, mother of Prince Louis of Baden.

We are, indeed, a nation at risk, and nothing but radical reform of our schools can save us from impending disaster ... Whatever the price ... the price we will pay for not doing it will be much greater.

Throughout his career he introduced a number of memorable songs in films, including " Hooray for Captain Spaulding " and " Hello, I Must Be Going ", in Animal Crackers, " Whatever It Is, I'm Against It ", " Everyone Says I Love You " and " Lydia the Tattooed Lady ".

Whatever myth-making served to account for an archaic representation of Heracles as " Hera's man " it was thought suitable for the builders of the Heraion at Paestum to depict the exploits of Heracles in bas-reliefs.

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 exact dating, for the next 300 years Rome had some presence along the southern border.

Whatever language may have been spoken on the peninsula soon gave way to Latin, except for Basque, protected by the Pyrenees

Whatever he thought or did was always based on this one agonizing wish for self-exaltation, and this same object was served by the murder of his children ...

Whatever his religion, however, he was still intensely loyal to the Queen, though he seems to have had something of a grudge against her for her remark that he, Dowland, " was a man to serve any prince in the world, but was an obstinate Papist.

Whatever the results, they are mailed back to the player to be studied and used as the basis for the next turn ( often along with a new blank turn card ).

Whatever the casualty figures, for the second time in eight years, the " busiest and most famous square in Europe " had been transformed into a bloody battleground.

Whatever crime is committed, whatever punishment is prescribed for that crime in this world, one must ultimately answer to God on the Day of Judgement.

Whatever Glaspie did or did not say in her interview with Saddam, the Iraqis assumed that the United States had invested too much in building relations with Iraq over the 1980s to sacrifice them for Kuwait.

Whatever criticisms may be made of Grace for making money for himself out of cricket, he was " punctilious in his aid when ( professional players ) were the beneficiaries ".