Whether male or female birds influence the sex of offspring is not known for all species.

Whether born to a female puma mated to a male leopard, or to a male puma mated to a female leopard, pumapards inherit a form of dwarfism.

Whether consciously or not, this builds on the Roman Law principle of dominium where any attack on the members of the family or the property it owned was a personal attack on the pater familias the male head of the household, sole owner of all property belonging to the household, and endowed by law with dominion over all his descendants through the male line no matter their age.

Whether intended or not, the study served to reinforce images of the male as the sole competitor in an often violent race to secure dominance and access to a harem of females.

Whether the reigning sovereign is male or female, the title remains " Duke of Normandy ".

Whether the garment came from Central Asia or Ottoman Turkey or Iran still remains a question, and the same applies to the allied male garment — the kontusz.

" Whether John Adams said this in irony, expressing frustration with his male colleagues, or in sincerity is unknown.

" Whether directly influenced by Strasberg or not ", wrote acting author Pamela Wojcik, " the new male stars all to some degree or other adapted Method techniques to support their identification as rebels ...

Whether or not the encoffining ceremony is performed, a deceased female is dressed in a white kimono, and a deceased male is dressed in a suit or a kimono.

Whether Tony is a male or female is left to the reader's imagination, apparently.

Whether born to a female puma mated to a male leopard, or to a male puma mated to a female leopard, pumapards inherit a form of dwarfism.

( Whether historical nationalism helped the peoples of the remainder of the world, and whether today's nationalism in the former colonial areas has equally beneficial aspects, are other questions.

Whether historically a fact or not, the legend has a certain symbolic value.

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

Whether these ultra-light weapons will be widely adopted has yet to be seen.

Whether Judaism is creedal has been a point of some controversy.

Whether Judaism is creedal in character has generated some controversy.

Whether the flag has its origins in a divine sign, a banner of a military order, an ecclesiastical banner, or perhaps something entirely different, Danish literature is no help before the early 15th century.

Whether we take the signified or the signifier, language has neither ideas nor sounds that existed before the linguistic system, but only conceptual and phonic differences that have issued from the system.

* Whether they need to be run on the same machine as the program that has the vulnerability ( local ) or can be run on one machine to attack a program running on another machine ( remote ).

Whether the rule base has 10 rules or 10 000, the engine operation is the same.

Whether he returns or not or is never again seen by human eyes, the things he has taught us remain.

Whether programs like Eddie Eagle are effective has not been conclusively determined.

Whether these initiatives will have the desired effect of curbing such activities has yet to be seen ; although a number of hawala networks have been closed down and a number of hawaladars have been successfully prosecuted for money laundering, there is little sign that these actions have brought the authorities any closer to identifying and arresting a significant number of terrorists or drug smugglers.

Whether Gutenberg used this sophisticated technique or a somewhat primitive version has been the subject of considerable debate.

Whether these works can be accurately called " murals " is a subject of some controversy in the art world, but the technique has been in common use since the late 19th century.

If the teacher said that the learner clearly wants to stop, the experimenter replied, " Whether the learner likes it or not, you must go on until he has learned all the word pairs correctly, so please go on ".

Whether this occurred immediately after Sæberht's death or later is impossible to determine from Bede's chronology, which has both events in the same chapter but gives neither an exact time frame nor the elapsed time between the two events.

Whether or not the neutrino and its corresponding antineutrino are identical particles has not yet been resolved, even though the antineutrino has an opposite chirality to the neutrino.

Whether omniscience, particularly regarding the choices that a human will make, is compatible with free will has been debated by theists and philosophers.

Whether the two works, the Yoga Sutras and the Mahābhāṣya, are by the same author has been the subject of considerable debate.

Whether this is true for males has not been explored.

Whether the passage is simply to provide a brief token, foreign witness of Solomon's wealth and wisdom, or whether there is meant to be something more significant to the queen's visit is unknown ; nevertheless the visit of the Queen of Sheba has become the subject of numerous stories.

Whether food is prepared with precision in a fine dining restaurant, picked from a dumpster, plucked, devoured, or even consumed by a wild animal, meaning can always be extracted from the way a certain food has been prepared and the context in which it is served.

Whether or not reasoned discussion about the divine is possible has long been a point of contention.

Whether this was an attempt to foster increasing unity by dissolving legal boundaries between communities, or to effect domination of the Turkish Cypriots by the majority Greek Cypriots, remains controversial.

" Whether the ceremony is legal, or a private spiritual commitment, is up to the couple.

Whether an Act of the United Kingdom Parliament may expressly apply to the Island as regards matters of self-government, or whether this historic power is now in abeyance, is a matter of legal debate.

Whether a particular condition amounts to a disease of the mind within the Rules is not a medical but a legal question to be decided in accordance with the ordinary rules of interpretation.

Whether or not this story is credible, jurists were active and legal treatises were written in larger numbers the 2nd century BC.

" Whether a society has a legal system depends on the presence of certain structures of governance, not on the extent to which it satisfies ideals of justice, democracy, or the rule of law.

Whether the book used is the older " illegal " edition or the newer, Hal Leonard " legal " edition, at least one edition of The Real Book has become an indispensable resource for all aspiring and current jazz musicians.

Whether it is better to lease or buy land will be determined by each state's legal and economic systems.

* Whether, and how, voters or candidates may file legal actions in a court of law or administrative agency to enforce their rights or contest the outcome of an election

Whether a particular instance of a take-out slide is legal within the rules of baseball is a judgement call made by the umpire, usually based upon how close the baserunner comes to the base they are approaching during the slide.

Whether Sakamoto's death changed the legal climate around Aum Shinrikyo is a matter of debate.

Whether or not a document constitutes a binding contract depends only on the presence or absence of well-defined legal elements in the text proper of the document ( the so-called " four corners ").

Whether or not these legends were true ( Edbury, for one, believes they were not ), the 13th century jurists envisioned the legal structure of the kingdom to have existed continuously from the original conquest.

Whether or not he ever officially joined the party later became a point of contention in his legal battles.

Whether or not the rumors surrounding the death of Valentinian II are true, Eugenius nonetheless was elected as the next Emperor of the Western Roman Empire in August, 392 CE, after a regime change that was considered " legitimate, legal, Roman, and civilized.