Lincoln saw that the act of secession made the issue for the Union a vital one: Whether it was a Union of sovereign citizens that should continue to live, or an association of sovereign states that must fall prey either to `` anarchy or despotism ''.

Whether this is the team they support, or rather where they live, is unknown.

: Whether they live or die.

Whether they all live together is left ambiguous.

Whether it was true or not, this meant that most of the record company's money was spent in studio time and that the members of the band had to rely on live touring work for their income.

Whether Smeaton was tortured or coaxed into guilt, " it was generally said that he had his life promised him, but it was not fit to let him live to tell tales.

Whether voucher or project-based, all subsidized units must meet the HQS, thus ensuring that the family has a healthy and safe place to live.

Whether you're educated or illiterate, whether you live on the boulevard or in the alley, you're going to catch hell just like I am.

“ Whether the action involves gutting a live eel or stitching opalescent sequins to gossamer cloth, the camera is deployed with wisdom ”.

Whether we live or die is a matter of absolutely no concern whatsoever to the desert .”( 334 )

Whether the peace would have lasted if he had been allowed to live is impossible to say.

Whether it be music, touring or just being at home to live and enjoy life.

Whether it was lack of hits, marketing or they were simply another victim of grunge music is unknown, but the record didn't live up to expectations.

* Whether the subimago Shrieker and imago Ass-blaster always hunted using infrared or whether this is a more recent adaptation is unknown, although in either the Precambrian or Devonian periods there would've been a complete lack of warm-blooded prey.

Whether or not it gains nourishment from its prey is uncertain, and it is currently considered a protocarnivorous plant.

Whether this similarity was intentional or accidental, it may explain why the plainer fashion of placing the stars in three parallel rows was preferred by many Americans over the quincuncial style.

Whether these poems are meant to be autobiographical is not known, although elements of other parts of Sappho's life do make appearances in her work, and it would be compatible with her style to have these intimate encounters expressed poetically, as well.

Whether it was or not, Iona was certainly important in the formation of Insular art, which combined Mediterranean, Anglo-Saxon, Celtic and Pictish elements into a style of which the book of Kells is a late example.

Whether a given form of speech prefers to use prepositions such as ad, ex, de for " to ", " from " and " of " rather than simple case endings is a matter of style.

Whether because his faith in the machine age had been shattered by his experiences as a private soldier in the trenches or because of the pervasive retrogressive attitude towards modernism in Britain Bomberg moved to a more figurative style in the 1920s and his work became increasingly dominated by portraits and landscapes drawn from nature.

Whether or not this was the intent, many musicians quickly adopted the style, regardless of race.

Whether he really did invent this style or if it even dates from this time is not actually known.

Whether taught at an Aikikai or Iwama Shin-Shin Aiki Shuren-kai school, Iwama style Aikido tends to be highly codified.

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 this trend generally continued in the 15th century in England is hard to determine because of the poor survival of manuscripts from that time, but it was well established by the middle of the 15th century, for example at the Burgundian court, that there was a style which was identifiably English " la contenance angloise ", according to Martin le Franc in his poem of 1441-1442 Le Champion des Dames.

Whether for the catchy pseudonym, or ( more likely ) for the author's lively style and imagination, his books were a resounding success, and he became a national celebrity.

Whether Quicksilver Messenger Service was what Valenti had in mind, it appears from Duncan's recollections that he had at least talked with Cipollina about forming a band ; Cipollina remembered that:

Some have thought Sir Isaac Newton was intended, but such a reading is disproved by this passage, which appears toward the end of the book: " Query 58: Whether it be really an effect of Thinking, that the same Men admire the great author for his Fluxions, and deride him for his Religion?

Whether the present species will remain in Saltator or eventually be moved to another genus remains to be seen ; it appears to be rather close to the type species, the Buff-throated Saltator, and thus seems more likely than not to retain its genus name.

Whether a horse visually appears to have the frame pattern or not, testing horses of frame or " overo " lineage is highly recommended.

Whether the total construction cost ( materials and labor ) is lower than for conventional framing appears to depend on the circumstances, including local labor conditions and the degree to which the building design is optimized for one or the other technology.

Whether these figures reveal genuine population increases is unclear, but the area of occupied territory appears to be expanding and despite several potential threats the population is at least stable, probably increasing.

Whether this is achieved by timing or some form of gating still appears to be wide open to debate.

Whether the political considerations introduce a large gap between what the authors say in the Report and what appears in the SPM is a matter of opinion.

Whether Ælfgifu kept a low profile or truly lived in exile, as Byrhtferth appears to claim, there is evidence to suggest that by the mid-960s, she had come to enjoy some peace, prosperity and a good understanding with King Edgar and the royal house.

Whether the marriage was a legally valid one, given the questionable status of the officiant, appears to be an open question.

John Ashbery's poem " I Asked Mr. Dithers Whether It Was Time Yet He Said No to Wait " appears in his collection Chinese Whispers ( 2002 ).

Whether their original residence was in Derbyshire or Staffordshire, it appears that on the marriage with the Owens they resided in the latter county, and continued there till they changed their residence for Trusley, soon after their marriage with the Odingsells.

( Whether these children were Emperor Hui's is a matter of controversy, although it appears likely that they were Emperor Hui's children by his concubines.

Whether any motifs from this Chinese text have appeared in Southeast Asian literature, has not yet, it appears, been studied.

As Bob Bows observes in his review of the 2008 Germinal Stage Denver production, whereas at first " ' The Birthday Party ' appears to be a straightforward story of a former working pianist now holed up in a decrepit boarding house ," in this play as in his other plays, " behind the surface symbolism ... in the silence between the characters and their words, Pinter opens the door to another world, cogent and familiar: the part we hide from ourselves "; ultimately, " Whether we take Goldberg and McCann to be the devil and his agent or simply their earthly emissaries, the puppeteers of the church-state apparatus, or some variation thereof, Pinter's metaphor of a bizarre party bookended by birth and death is a compelling take on this blink-of-an-eye we call life.