Whether seen as a pagan work with “ Christian coloring ” added by scribes or as a “ Christian historical novel, with selected bits of paganism deliberately laid on as ' local color ', as Margaret E. Goldsmith did in “ The Christian Theme of Beowulf ,” it cannot be denied that Christianity pervades the text, and with that, the use of the Bible as a source.

Whether or not the car genuinely made Ford's sales expectations, the shifting European car market at the end of the 1990s meant that it was not directly replaced.

" Whether they genuinely believed that they had magical powers or not varied from practitioner to practitioner, with some later admitting in court that they didn't have powers but were simply pretending that they did in order to fool people for their money.

Whether through individuals, corporations or advocacy groups, such donations are often believed to engender a cronyist or patronage system via which major contributors are rewarded on a more or less quid pro quo basis.

Whether that can be believed or not, quite certainly his mother had no notion of it.

Whether John was actually trying to kill Monica is irrelevant to the issue at hand ; what matters is whether the officer believed that Monica was in danger and whether it had been necessary to kick down the door to investigate further.

Whether Nero had intended Antistius to be put to death or whether, as many believed, he wished to make a display of his own clemency by saving him from a death sentence imposed by the senate, for the senate to have voted against the death penalty was clearly a serious upset to his plans.

Whether he believed the will was free to repent or not repent, or whether he viewed God as inclining the will irresistibly ( as in Calvinist doctrine, where the will of an elect individual is changed by God so that they now desire to repent, thus repenting with their will and not against it, but not being free in whether they choose repentance since they must choose what their will is inclined towards ), is not made clear.

Whether guardian angels attend each and every person is not consistently believed or upheld by the Church Fathers in Christian thought, and hence is not an " article of faith ", although the concept is clearly seen in both the Old and New Testaments.

Whether the origins of Maltese culture can be found in the Eastern Mediterranean or North Africa, the impact on Malta of Punic culture is believed to have persisted long after the Island's incorporation into the Roman Republic in 218 BCE:

: Whether then be I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.

" Whether Maxwell Fyfe believed such executions were the best method of dealing with the Nazis may be doubted, in view of his later work at the Nuremberg Trials ; at the time, however, as a member of the government he had little choice but to follow the lead of the Prime Minister, Churchill, who repeatedly urged that summary justice be visited upon on the Nazi leaders.

Whether or not she was just in complete denial or she really truly believed that there was a way to sleep with Mussolini and not be held accountable, I don't know.

Whether he followed Hellenistic skepticism about the existence of the gods and their tales is unclear, though it is likely he believed them more than the satirist Ovid, for example.

Whether Sharp had made the claim is uncertain, but Beauchamp believed he had.

Whether it is the same icon that was kept in Blachernae is a matter of scholarly debate, as the ancient icon is believed to have been of the Orans type, whereas the Athonite icon is of a style called Hodegetria ( literally, " She who leads the way ").

Whether he developed his ideas on nutrition before the machine or after, Perky was a food faddist who believed the fundamental issue was how to nourish a man so that his condition will be natural.

Whether considered alone or in relation to other editions, COLH 40 is a document of prime importance.

Whether this is a sufficient basis for anthroposophy to be considered a spiritual science has been a matter of controversy.

Whether or not a concealment of such an asset should also be considered for prosecution as fraud and / or perjury would then be at the discretion of the judge and / or U. S. Trustee.

Whether and under what conditions this final aim can in fact be stably achieved is a difficult question, and it will be considered in the section devoted to the effects of coercion.

Whether these two languages should be included in Corsican as dialects, included in Sardinian as dialects, or considered as independent languages, is debatable.

Whether or not such a polyhedron is also geometrically self-dual will depend on the particular geometrical duality being considered.

According to Christopher Lipinski and Andrew Hopkins, " Whether the aim is to discover drugs or to gain knowledge of biological systems, the nature and properties of a chemical tool cannot be considered independently of the system it is to be tested in.

Whether the relationship included any genital component was not a matter for public discourse, but women could form strong and exclusive bonds with each other and still be considered virtuous, innocent, and chaste ; a similar relationship with a man would have destroyed a woman's reputation.

Whether the battle can be considered true siege warfare is debatable.

Whether Hercules was ever considered some sort of patron of the volcano itself is debatable.

Whether a side effect is considered part of an action is especially unclear in cases in which the agent isn't aware of the possible side effects.

Whether the medieval instruments in fact represent forms of cornett is impossible to prove, but a number of extant 16th-century Italian curved cornetts that end in a beast ’ s head might be considered supporting evidence.

Whether or not literary criticism should be considered a separate field of inquiry from literary theory, or conversely from book reviewing, is a matter of some controversy.

Whether the poems themselves are considered to constitute prophecies, or simply poems created after the events they appear to prophesy, tends to depend on whether the commentator is religious or not.

Whether or not his brothers ( all dignified members of the British foreign service ) actually considered young William the " black sheep of the family " for having become an actor, Karloff himself apparently worried they did feel that way.

Whether Pelagius or Favila were ever considered kings in their own lifetime is debatable, but Alfonso certainly was.

Whether considered separately or with its predecessor as one work, it is widely accepted as one of world cinema's greatest achievements.

Whether it is to be considered a part of the Doric Group or the latter a part of it or the two subgroups of West Greek: the dialects and their grouping remain the same.

Whether or not it was considered as the national capital may never be known.

Whether a digital image, however, can be considered a " stamp " at all is a matter of dispute.

Whether the new county-equivalent jurisdiction is considered to be a consolidated city-county like San Francisco, California or an independent city like St. Louis, Missouri is a matter for each such state to decide.

Whether humans checking the results of humans can be considered an objective basis for observation of the known ( to humans ) universe is an interesting question, one followed up in both cosmology and the philosophy of mathematics.

Whether they are to be considered part of the Apennines is a matter of opinion ; certainly, they are part of the Apennine System.

Whether the Reform can be considered successful depends on how its goals are defined ; today, many scholars believe that the Reform was not really aimed at producing a modern state ( in which it would be considered a failure ), but rather attempted to consolidate and distribute power between the Empire and the States by consensus, an aim in which it did succeed.