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 it's art, acting or theater that I've devoted myself to I put more passion and more energy into it.

Whether he created it himself or not, Sabbah adapted the fortress to suit his needs of not only defense from hostile forces, but also indoctrination of his followers.

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 Mr. Bean himself is an extraterrestrial is not clear.

Whether the events which followed were the results solely of the ambition of Maximus, or whether Maximus was himself the tool of others, is not clear.

Whether one chooses to call it " pragmatism " or " pragmaticism "— and Peirce himself was not always consistent about it even after the notorious renaming — his conception of pragmatic philosophy is based on one or another version of the so-called " pragmatic maxim ".

Whether that sovereign is an absolute monarch or other form was left open to debate, however Hobbes himself viewed the absolute monarch as the best of all options.

Whether writing for himself and Jane or for another performer, Ace's rating system of how well a script would do was based on the number of cigars he smoked while writing it.

Whether, as alleged by some, Waynflete fled and hid himself during the period covered by the battle of Wakefield and Edward's first parliament in 1461, is very doubtful.

Whether this was the reason or not, Carl reportedly could feed himself at two and around the age of ten is said to have taught himself to play the violin by strapping it on to a stool.

Whether or not Finck played on the song is in dispute ; GNR vocalist Axl Rose says he did while Finck himself says he did not.

Whether in a genuine attempt to avoid prolonging the conflict or whether because of the difficult circumstances he found himself in, Cromwell sought to persuade the Scots to accept the English point of view.

Whether the pushes were accidental or not was never known, but Mitchell injured his knee and declared himself unable to fight on during the seventh round, giving Tszyu an unlikely type of knockout.

Whether or not he christened himself the demon, he certainly was a demon bowler.

Whether Georgius Tzul was himself a Christian, a Jew or shamanist with an unusual Greek name, or whether the name is merely a Byzantine attempt to transliterate a Turkic or Hebrew name, is unknown.

Whether it was the euphoria from success or the sting of failure, he would sit there and drain all the emotion out of himself, put the game behind him, and move on.

Whether Basilides himself had already given this magic tendency to Gnosticism cannot be decided.

Whether the work was written by Dong himself has been called into question by several scholars including Zhu Xi, Cheng Yanzuo, Dai Junren, Keimatsu Mitsuo, and Tanaka Masami.

Whether the work was written by Dong himself has been called into question by several scholars including Zhu Xi, Cheng Yanzuo, Dai Junren, Keimatsu Mitsuo, and Tanaka Masami.

Whether he disguised himself as a deity in order to amass wealth?

Whether Wolverine defeats Bastion or is defeated himself, the game proceeds to Magneto's fight with Bastion.

Whether Abdi-Heba was himself of Hurrian descent is unknown, as is the relationship between the general populace of pre-Israelite Jerusalem ( called, several centuries later, Jebusites in the Bible ) and the Hurrians.

Whether expressed in the petty bribes the average Kenyan had to pay each week to fat-bellied policemen and local councillors, the jobs for the boys doled out by civil servants and politicians on strictly tribal lines, or the massive scams perpetrated by the country ’ s ruling elite, sleaze had become endemic.

Whether strictly due to this chemical by-product or not, some people can be said to become addicted to or fixated on psychological / physical effects of physical exercise and fitness.

Whether this epithet refers to Don Alvarado's red hair, some esoteric quality attributed to him, or both, is disputed.

Whether or not Hamilton's rule always applies, studies have demonstrated that relatedness is often important for human altruism in that humans are inclined to behave more altruistically toward kin than toward unrelated individuals.

Whether the results of animal studies can be extrapolated to human obesity is a matter of future clinical trials, since substantially active BAT has been identified in adult humans.

Whether or not such studies should be called cultivation does not seem to be an issue for most researchers ; as a practical matter, numerous scholars are pursuing studies of exposure to genres ( and even to specific single programs ) under the rubric of cultivation.

Whether using a high-flux dialyzer improves patient outcomes is somewhat controversial, but several important studies have suggested that it has clinical benefits.

Whether these diet restrictions are beneficial is uncertain ; recent studies have stated that nuts and popcorn do not contribute positively or negatively to patients with diverticulosis or diverticular complications.

However, he encourages such evidence to be obtained: " Whether human males possess psychological adaptations for rape will only be answered by careful studies seeking evidence for such cognitive specializations.

Whether the family originated in Oligocene or already in the Eocene ( or perhaps even in the Paleocene ) cannot be said until more fossil material is recovered, either to answer this question directly or to provide calibration for molecular phylogenetic studies.

As of June 2008, there are only five studies of anogenital distance in humans, and one researcher has stated " Whether AGD measures in humans relate to clinically important outcomes, however, remains to be determined, as does its utility as a measure of androgen action in epidemiologic studies.

Whether high rates of hyperbolic discounting precede addictions or vice-versa is currently unknown, although some studies have reported that high-rate discounting rats are more likely to consume alcohol and cocaine than lower-rate discounters.

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 you experienced the passion of desire I have, of course, no way of knowing, nor indeed have I wished with even the most fleeting fragment of a wish to know, for the fact that one constitutes by one's mere existence so to speak the proof of some sort of passion makes any speculation upon this part of one's parents' experience more immodest, more scandalizing, more deeply unwelcome than an obscenity from a stranger.

Whether Teach had any involvement in this decision is unknown, but Hornigold quickly retired from piracy.

Whether any of these ideas have been significantly implemented in practice, however, remains a controversial question.

Whether there is any truth to the accusation may never be known with any certainty.

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 any of these ideas have been significantly implemented in practice, however, remains a controversial question.

Whether or not there is any force in that allegation, His Majesty's Government are resolved that on this occasion there shall be no such tragic misunderstanding.

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 any person, acting by authority of Parliament, can ( so long as he acting by that authority ) commit treason?

Whether or not every good boy deserves fruit doesn't depend on any particular boy.

Whether a reaction actually will go in the arbitrarily-selected forward direction or not depends on the amounts of the substances present at any given time, which determines the kinetics and thermodynamics, i. e., whether equilibrium lies to the right or the left.

Whether there is any historical reality behind the Trojan War is an open question.

Whether court orders have any effect at all in the absence of intensive treatment is an unanswered question.

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 there was also an order not to teach those ideas in any way has been a matter for controversy.

Whether there is any validity in the story of the huge Viking who stood his ground on a bridge against the might of Harold Godwinson's army we will never know, but the fact is that a bridge was mentioned in both Manuscript C of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and again in its extended 12th century version.

Whether their appearance in the record has any significance or whether it is just happenstance is unclear.

Whether the Gigantomachy was interpreted in ancient times as a kind of indirect " revenge of the Titans " upon the Olympians — as the Giants ' reign would have been in some fashion a restoration of the age of the Titans — is not attested in any of the few literary references.

Whether any post-loss radio signals were received from Earhart and Noonan remains controversial.

Whether that number refers just to his relatives or to the friends-and-relations as a group is unknown, if it had any basis at all.

This is Buechner's debonair definition of " doubt ": " Whether your faith is that there is a God or that there is not a God, if you don't have any doubts you are either kidding yourself or asleep.

Whether this was so to any degree is difficult to judge without the text available.

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