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Whatever and truth
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 the truth of the matter, Jaques certainly played an important role in popularising the game, producing editions of the rules in 1857, 1860, and 1864.
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.
Whatever the truth of the rumours, James required a royal match to preserve the Stuart line.
Whatever the truth of the story — and it is not accepted by all authorities — Joan left Vaucouleurs on February 23 for Chinon.
Whatever the truth of its claim, the pub is certainly diminutive, there being very little room for more than ten or fifteen customers to drink at any one time.
Whatever the truth of the matter this subject has been widely studied and the most current theory is probably that of Pedro Martínez Cavero, another important Orosius scholar.
Whatever the truth of the matter, years later when she was acting as Regent for William in England, she used her authority to confiscate Brihtric's lands and throw him into prison, where he died.
Whatever the truth of this suggestion, Cassander stood out amongst the diadochi in his hostility to Alexander's memory.
Whatever the truth of the first forty years of his life, he had certainly been a close and accurate observer, and had made himself acquainted with many curious and little-known phenomena, which he had stored up in a most tenacious memory.
Whatever the truth of the matter, whether Henry had found Catherine to be a virgin on their wedding night has never been recorded.
This was not the only occasion on which Akiba was made to feel the truth of his favorite maxim (" Whatever God doeth He doeth for the best ").
Whatever the truth may be, the Valaam monastery was a northern outpost of Eastern Orthodoxy against the heathens and, later, a western outpost against Catholic Christianity from Tavastia, Savonia and ( Swedish ) Karelia.
Whatever proportion of truth or of tradition there may be in the tale, the steep dividing " pinnacle " was known to the people in the area as " Matrimony Hill.
Whatever the truth of Jane's involvement in the fall of the Boleyns, or her feelings towards it, the immediate aftermath was very hard for her, both socially and financially.
Whatever the truth of Roberts ' gender, he could not possibly have been Anne Bonny in disguise, as some supporters of the thesis have claimed.
Whatever the truth of the account, Connecticut records show that its government formally surrendered its seals and ceased operation that day.
Whatever the truth, Tango voluntarily replaced the " slapping " advert with an almost-identical new version where the orange-clad person kisses the man instead of hitting him.
Whatever the truth, the Helmasperger document of November 6, 1455, shows that Fust advanced money to Gutenberg ( apparently 800 guilders in 1450, and another 800 in 1452 ) to carry on his work, and that Fust, in 1455, brought a suit against Gutenberg to recover the money he had lent, claiming 2026 guilders for principal and interest.
Whatever the truth of the paternity, and despite their mutual misgivings, Heseltine and Puma were married at Chelsea Registry Office on 22 December 1916.
Whatever the truth of this story, Hatton's loyalty to his sovereign appears to have been unquestioned, and on one memorable occasion in December 1584 he led 400 kneeling members of the House of Commons in a prayer for the Queen's safety.
Whatever the truth of this story, it is known however that Henry VIII did hunt in the area around Hitchin and practised archery on Butts Close.
Whatever may be the limitations which trammel inquiry elsewhere we believe the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.
Whatever truth the pagan authors contain he regards as borrowed from Moses and the prophets, who alone declare God's revelation to man.

Whatever and behind
Whatever the reasons behind the duel, Galois was so convinced of his impending death that he stayed up all night writing letters to his Republican friends and composing what would become his mathematical testament, the famous letter to Auguste Chevalier outlining his ideas, and three attached manuscripts.
Whatever gate is used – such as the tollbooth in The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster, or the mirror in Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass – is left behind for the duration of the story, until the end, and then only if the protagonists will return.
Whatever the style, the capo is typically placed as close to the desired fret as possible, just behind the fret.
Whatever their answer was, the priest would then plead that the next year, people could not see him behind the ritual cake, i. e. that the next year's harvest would be even more bountiful.
Whatever the meaning, interpretations of the icons should be taken in context of the entire painting, the region from which the artist originates, the story behind the painting, the style of the painting, with additional clues being the colours used in some of the more modern works, such as blue circles signifying water.
Whatever might be the truth behind the Theravādin account, it was around the time of Aśoka that further divisions began to occur within the Buddhist movement and a number of additional schools emerged, including the Sarvāstivāda and the Sammitīya.
Whatever the history behind the songs, " Who Killed Marilyn?
Whatever the motivations behind Tassilo's abandoning the campaign, the Royal Frankish Annals for that year are particularly scathing of him, saying that he " brushed aside his oaths and all his promises and sneaked away on a wicked pretext ".
Whatever the truth behind the claim, the Lex Licinia Sextia worked to ensure that one of the two annually elected consuls could be plebeian.

Whatever and young
The very citadel of spoils politics, the hitherto impregnable fortress that had existed unshaken since it was erected on the foundation laid by Andrew Jackson, was tottering to its fall under the assaults of this audacious and irrepressible young man .... Whatever may have been the feelings of the ( fellow Republican party ) President ( Harrison ) — and there is little doubt that he had no idea when he appointed Roosevelt that he would prove to be so veritable a bull in a china shop — he refused to remove him and stood by him firmly till the end of his term.
Whatever they see, they approach for a closer look and the mussel releases huge numbers of larvae from its gills, dousing the inquisitive fish with its tiny, parasitic young.
Whatever happened to him exactly, she raised the young Sam on her own.
Hideaki Anno instructed Yoshiyuki Sadamoto on Rei's character design that " Whatever else, she needs to be painted in as a bitterly unhappy young girl with little sense of presence.
Whatever the case, his image has been very influential in ninja fiction, in which he is usually portrayed as a young boy.

Whatever and king
Whatever the true state of affairs in the early 1030s, it seems more probable that Macbeth was subject to the king of Alba, Malcolm II, who died at Glamis, on 25 November 1034.
Only one extremely short letter – EA 223 ( EA-el Amarna ) is written from Endaruta of Akšapa, and it is a one sentence topic: a short 3-sentence formal-Prostration formula | formulaic introduction ... " Whatever the king ( i. e. pharaoh ), my lord, orders, I shall prepare.
Whatever the case may be, the defeat encouraged the Crusaders and inspired a notion of deliverance from the East, and it is possible Otto recorded Hugh's confused report to prevent complacency in the Crusade's European backers ; according to his account no help could be expected from a powerful Eastern king.
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 exact chronology, before Máel Coluim's death a client of the king of Scots was in control of Caithness and Orkney, although, as with all such relationships, it is unlikely to have lasted beyond his death.
Whatever concerns the king had for his queen he knew that Bamburgh was strong and could easily withstand a siege.
Whatever pleasure there was in seeing a Scottish king succeeding to the crown of England, rather than the danger for centuries past of an English king seizing the crown of Scotland, there were early signs that many saw the risk of the ' lesser being drawn by the greater ', as Henry VII once predicted.
Whatever the case, Geoffrey places a lengthy interregnum between the expulsion of Keredic and the rise of the next British king, Cadfan.
Whatever the means of raising money, the imposition of taxes or tolls for the purpose of walling needed approval from the king ( or, later in the Middle Ages, from parliament ), and a limit was put to the time in which money could be collected for the task.

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