Whether or not the first doges were technically local representatives of the Emperor of Constantinople, the doge, like the emperor, held office for life and was similarly regarded as the ecclesiastical, the civil and the military leader, in a power structure termed caesaropapism.

Whether or not the word " satire " is the best choice, there is more general agreement that despite seeming to be written for someone wanting to be a monarch, and not the leader of a republic, the Prince can be read as deliberately emphasizing the benefits of free republics as opposed to monarchies.

Whether Hu provided " inspiration " for the PLA on June 4 is a matter of debate, but it was clear that Hu's actions in Lhasa earned him unprecedented attention in the upper echelons of party power, including paramount leader Deng Xiaoping.

Whether this Ímar is to be identified with Ivar the Boneless, the leader of the Great Heathen Army, is rather less certain, although at the same time not unlikely.

Whether his / her name really was Bharata is open to question: near the end of the text we have the verse: " Since he alone is the leader of the performance, taking on many roles, he is called Bharata ", indicating that Bharata may be a generic name.

Whether this whole process resembles animal apoptosis closely enough to warrant using the name apoptosis ( as opposed to the more general programmed cell death ) is unclear.

Whether the player uses one general pivot direction or the other, and the degree to which the motion is performed, depends on the performer's anatomical features and stage of development.

Whether the general mammoth population died out for climatic reasons or due to overhunting by humans is controversial.

Whether objects heavier than the Planck mass ( about the weight of a large bacterium ) have a de Broglie wavelength is theoretically unclear and experimentally unreachable ; above the Planck mass a particle's Compton wavelength would be smaller than the Planck length and its own Schwarzschild radius, a scale at which current theories of physics may break down or need to be replaced by more general ones.

Whether dingoes bark or bark-howl less frequently in general is not certain.

Whether this is Hu's contribution to Marxist theory is debatable, but its general reception with the Chinese public has been moderate.

Whether that is because it was simply abandoned or because de Valera planned to introduce it after the 1948 general election ( which he unexpectedly lost ) is unclear.

Whether this step represents the culmination of a 150-year process of Hellenization within Jerusalem in general, or whether it was only the initiative of a small coterie of Jerusalem priests with no wider ramifications, has been debated for decades.

Whether it was a political reason or a family issue, Xiahou was promoted to General of Chariots and Cavalry, wherein general Xiahou no longer could ride a chariot nor a horse well.

Whether this was true in general for Banach spaces ( the approximation property ) was an unsolved question for many years ; in the end Per Enflo gave a counter-example.

) However, Williamson's work may point to a quite general way to modify traditional evidentialism to make it better able to meet the challenges it faces: Whether or not one goes so far as to accept that E = K, broadening one's view of what comprises our evidence may provide a way to address many of the objections to evidentialism, especially to those disinclined to swallow skeptical consequences of a view.

Whether or not this is the same Kais is unconfirmed, as Kais is a recruit in Fire Warrior and the rank of Shas ' O approximates to that of general, so a significant amount of time must have passed ( 32 years for Tau society ).

Whether the elective surgery should be performed is decided by external factors such as the stage of the disease, the age of the patient and his or her general medical condition, as well as the severity and frequency of attacks or if the symptoms persisted after a first acute episode.

Whether from disappointment at their city's numerous failures to get professional football in its own right, their longtime rivalry with Nashville or general disgust at the prospect of a team that was only there for a temporary stay, Memphians showed no interest in the Oilers.

Whether Soviet military doctrine recognized the difference between counterforce and a general attack was unknown.

Whether or not any of those presented here have been found important enough to be called loopholes, in general or because of possible mistakes by the performers of some known experiment found in literature, is discussed in the subsequent sections.

Whether the asset is a general purpose or special purpose asset?

Writing for Life magazine shortly before the general election in 1940, Richard L. Neuberger said, " Whether as Vice President of the U. S. Charley McNary can keep on endorsing Government-power projects, isolation, high tariffs and huge outlays for farm relief under a President who believes in none of these things remains to be seen.

Bruce Collins, the local program director for WTVN and WYTS, said: " Whether it's politics or sports, financial information or general advice, central Ohio listeners will have the opportunity to talk about it on ' Talk 1230.

Whether classical mechanical flows on constant energy surfaces is in general ergodic is unknown at this time.

Whether Abu Bakr intended a full-out imperial conquest or not is hard to say ; he did, however, set in motion a historical trajectory that in just a few short decades would lead to one of the largest empires in history, beginning with a confrontation with the Sassanid Empire under the general Khalid ibn al-Walid.

Whether a similar fact holds for arbitrary groups G was the subject of Hilbert's fourteenth problem, and Nagata demonstrated that the answer was negative in general.

Whether dingoes bark or bark-howl less frequently in general is not sure.

Whether it be providing construction services such as Asbestos Hazard Assessments or Lead Hazard Assessments or conducting due diligence reports for customers to rid them of possible sanctions.

Whether to insert an intercalary month in a given year may be determined using regular cycles such as the 19-year Metonic cycle ( Hebrew calendar and in the determination of Easter ) or using calculations of lunar phases ( Hindu lunisolar and Chinese calendars ).

Whether in political parties, places of residence, schools, media outlets, even workplaces, there is a lack of regular interaction across sectarian lines to facilitate the exchange of views and promote understanding.

Whether this is a technically feasible solution, is unclear, with the adjacent N11 include regular repairs needed because of subsidence.

Whether in blind box assortments or not, figures released in assortments are designated as regular or hikimono.

In a few months the band was getting regular local press and in a little over a year they had recorded and released the EP My Ears Are Ringing But My Heart's OK ( 1999 ) and the full-length Luxury or Whether It Is Better To Be Loved than Feared ( 2000 ) to positive reviews.

Whether any of us remain in it long will depend on what happens as a result of the technological and economic revolutions now going on in the countries of Asia and Africa, and also of course on how long the cold war remains cold.

Whether the democratic failures should be seen as systemic, or as a product of the extreme conditions of the Peloponnesian war, there does seem to have been a move toward correction.

Whether or not this hypothesis is accurate, it is clear that several existing conditions such as war, famine, and weather contributed to the severity of the Black Death.

Whether the Quran sanctions defensive warfare only or commands an all out war against non-Muslims depends on the interpretation of the relevant passages.

Whether Magnus managed to defeat him in war or not, " you can never be called king in England, and you will never be granted any allegiance there before you put an end to my life.

Whether all have become public I do not know, but I seriously suggest to the Government that the best way of clearing our honour in this matter is officially to publish the whole of the engagements relating to the matter, which we entered into during the war.

During his long military career, Liu often stated that “ Whether it is a black cat or a yellow cat, as long as it can catch the rat, it is a good cat ” to demonstrate that the purpose of war is to win, no matter what strategies you take.

Whether or not the Century Assembly of Rome formally declared war is disputed.

Whether the Treaty of Versailles can be blamed for starting another war or not, shows the difficulties involved in making peace.

Whether a disproportionate amount of Flemings died in the war compared to Walloons, is to this day being disputed.

Whether a guild city went to war with another guild city was entirely up to the leaders.

Whether this act of destruction is seen as a declaration of war by humanity's AIs or the Martian Synthetics are to blame for the Earth's destruction is never resolved.

Whether Elizabeth's decision to declare war is brilliant or rash, her actions reflect her daring and bravery.

" Whether it's John Adams saying our Constitution was made only for moral and religious people ... Ben Franklin, only a virtuous people are capable of freedom, as nations become corrupt and vicious they have more need of masters ... We have been at war with the very pillars, the very foundation of this country.

Whether his way would have worked is open to debate, however, in one sense he was correct — in 1844 the Methodist church did split along exactly the lines that he predicted, and only twenty years after his death the nation was plunged into war as the time for talking about slavery ended.

While writing the script, Mizoguchi told his screenwriter and long time collaborator Yoshikata Yoda " Whether war originates in the ruler's personal motives, or in some public concern, how violence, disguised as war, oppresses and torments the popluace both physically and spiritually ... I want to emphasize this as the main theme of the film.

Whether a state of war existed between Britain and Germany was therefore a confused matter until the expiry of the ultimatum at midnight, Berlin time.

... Whether they had lived in Alabama for decades before the Civil War or had settled there after the war, these " carpetbaggers " were apparently not to be regarded as models for Northern investors or settlers in the early years of the twentieth century.

Whether it is the horrors of war or inspirational insights found in ancient mythology, I am constantly exploring fantastical juxtapositions that express something about the experience of being a woman.