Whether the addition of antivirals or antibacterials to normal hand washing provides greater benefit is unknown.

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 Smith's quotation of an invisible hand in the middle of his work is a micro-economical statement or a macro-economical statement condemning monopolies and government interferences as in the case of tariffs and patents is debatable.

Though Reynolds agreed with Félibien about the natural order of the genres, he held that an important work from any genre of painting could be produced under the hand of genius: " Whether it is the human figure, an animal, or even inanimate objects, there is nothing, however unpromising in appearance, but may be raised into dignity, convey sentiment, and produce emotion, in the hands of a painter of genius.

Whether the hand is open or the fingertips are folded against the bottom knuckles, palm strikes hit with the bottom part of the palm, where the hand meets the wrist.

Whether a very small set of very broad tags, or a much larger set of more precise ones, is preferable, depends on the purpose at hand.

Whether they accepted or refused the offer, he'd proceed to give a performance of terrible quality and, however they reacted, hold out a hand in expectation of a tip.

Whether it's the Targeting Sensor that you need to operate on, or the Manipulator Arm, you'll need a steady hand and nerves of steel!

Whether picked by hand or by machine, all coffee is harvested in one of two ways:

Whether halacha permits a man to shake a woman's hand is a matter of dispute.

Whether delivered by hand, mail, carrier pigeon, e-mail, tweet, or romantically left in a secret location, the letter may be anything from a short and simple message of love to a lengthy explanation of feelings.

Whether the family name or the estate name is used for the shortened form depends on a variety of factors: how people feel bearing a particule ( people may for instance dislike the connotations of nobility that the particule entails ; on the other hand, they may enjoy the impression of nobility ), tradition, etc.

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 this was true or not, it is likely that the future pope had conditions laid down for him by the conclave of cardinals.

For this abusing the treaty of peace doth plainly show how the King of Spain will have all things perfect, his plot is laid, before he will proceed to execute ... Whether this not breed most great danger and dishonour, I leave it to her Majesty's wisdom ; but if it should fall out so, I would I had never been born ... And if were to-morrow next on the coast of Spain, I would not land in any place to offend any ; but they should well perceive that we came not to spoil, but to seek out the great force to fight with them ; and so should they have known by message ... But I must and will obey.

The choice was laid out starkly by the First Sea Lord, Admiral of the Fleet Earl Beatty, in his speech at The Lord Mayor ’ s Banquet on 9 November 1925: " Whether these Yards are necessary for naval purposes, the Admiralty is the only competent judge.

Whether charges could be laid in such circumstances was problematic, he said ; the decision would be up the DPP.

Whether this instrument was ever built at the time is disputed.

Whether built during the Byzantine, Bulgarian or Ottoman rule of the city, the churches of Nesebar represent the rich architectural heritage of the Eastern Orthodox world and illustrate the gradual development from Early Christian basilicas to medieval cross-domed churches.

* Whether inclusionary housing must be built on site.

Whether or not that's true, the Arena has a near twins in the Cornwall Civic Complex in Cornwall, Ontario ( built in 1976 ) and similar facilities in the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland, Maine and WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, West Virginia ( both built in 1977 ).

Whether this locomotive was built by him, or whether the railway itself built any, is unclear, though Dodds left in 1842 to set up in business on his own.

* Whether the flood protection designed and built by the federal US Army Corps of Engineers was mis-engineered and should have held back the storm surge.

Whether a statement is meant to be an identity or an equation can usually be determined from its context.

Whether guide dogs in training have the same rights or not usually falls on each individual state government.

Whether rape pollen causes hay fever has not been well established, because rape is an insect-pollinated ( entomophilous ) crop, whereas hay fever is usually caused by wind-pollinated plants.

) Whether or not regularization is used, it is usually not possible to find a closed-form solution ; instead, an iterative numerical method must be used, such as iteratively reweighted least squares ( IRLS ) or, more commonly these days, a quasi-Newton method such as the L-BFGS method.

Whether manual or automatic, the processing of tapping begins with forming and slightly countersinking a hole ( usually by drilling ) with a diameter somewhat smaller than the tap's diameter.

Whether to sit or start a player is usually based on strategic considerations including the player's past and expected performance, defensive match ups, and so on.

Whether the bird resides in Eurasia or North America, the strategy is usually similar.

A special photographic section, headed by Roy Stryker, was intended merely to provide public relations for its programs, but instead produced what some consider one of the greatest collections of documentary photographs ever created in the U. S. Whether this effort can be called " photojournalism " is debatable, since the FSA photographers had more time and resources to create their work than most photojournalists usually have.

Whether electrically or hydraulically operated, the landing gear can usually be powered from multiple sources.

Whether it be conversations with hosts and guests or specific " radio drops " that they have produced usually from clips of previous shows.

Whether a court will permit, require, or guarantee the opportunity to present oral argument is usually left up to each court to decide as part of its rules of procedure, with differences from court to court even within a single jurisdiction.

Whether the injured party wishes to sue the partnership or the individual partners is usually a matter for the plaintiff since, in most jurisdictions, their liability is joint and several.

Whether or not a specific grocery chain will double or triple them, usually depends on the original coupon value.

Whether or not the group possesses a deck already ( from previous games ), they will usually want to add a few more cards, so the first phase of the game involves each player creating six or seven new cards to add to the deck.

Whether there has been an infringement of a patent is usually a question of fact .< ref >

Whether this requirement is assumed or not usually depends on the author of the text and is often explicitly stated.

Whether out of gullibility or a desire to protect his reputation, the borrower usually succumbed and paid up.

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 the lead role is samurai or commoner, jidaigeki usually reach a climax in an immense sword fight just before the end.

Whether a jazz bassist is comping ( accompanying ) or soloing, or playing on a double bass or an electric bass, they usually aim to create a rhythmic drive and " timefeel " that creates a sense of " swing " and " groove ".

Whether old or new there was frequently a large open lounge in the B end where passengers could enjoy the view as they watched the track recede into the distance, and usually ( but not always ) equipped as a club car with a bar or buffet where soft drinks, cocktails and snacks could be purchased.

Whether the tots are in their house or out somewhere, they usually sing a song at some point.

Despite these facts, however, Ronald D. Moore stated " Whether or not writers use the language as spelled out in Marc's dictionary is up to the individual writer ," and that he " find the dictionary cumbersome and usually find it easier to make language up phonetically.

Whether the first or the second meaning is implied is usually dictated by a person's family background.