Coursing the hare, Francis Barlow ( artist ) | Francis Barlow, 1686 Whether for sporting or hunting purposes, hare coursing was in Europe historically restricted to landowners and the nobility, who used sighthounds, the ownership of which was at certain historic times prohibited among the lower social classes.

Whether this formula produces an infinite quantity of Carmichael numbers is an open question ( though it is implied by Dickson's conjecture ).

Whether or not this mechanism is of physiological importance remains an open question.

Whether this theory should be background independent is an open question.

Whether this sort of system is present on Earth is still open to debate.

Whether it applies to humorous use or references to oneself is open to interpretation, since this would not be a fallacious attack against a debate opponent.

Whether breaking RSA encryption is as hard as factoring is an open question known as the RSA problem.

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

Whether in the close confines of trench warfare, night time raiding and patrolling, or attacking across open ground, soldiers of both sides soon recognized the inherent limitations of a long and ungainly rifle and bayonet when used as a close-quarters battle weapon.

" Whether or not a higher-level protocol is in force is open to interpretation.

Whether and how the universe will ever end are open questions.

Whether this was done because of existing treaties, or only in reaction to a common threat, remains open to debate.

Whether National Semiconductor doubted Cyrix's ability to produce high-performance chips or feared competing with Intel at the high end of the market is open to debate.

Whether this scandal affected Graf's form is open to debate.

Whether they succeeded is an open question ; while at least one comparison exists which used implementations from the second quarter of 2008 – it shows x264 scoring higher than Dirac – it is now somewhat out of date, and is in any case of questionable scientific merit.

Whether a system is open or closed dictates the way candidates run their campaigns.

Whether this creates the correct production level of writings and music is an open question.

" Whether or not the anti-semitism manifested in France during the Dreyfus Affair was indicative of the majority of the French or simply a very vocal minority is open to debate.

Whether torii existed in Japan before Buddhism or, to the contrary, arrived with it ( see section below ) is however an open question.

Whether this is true remains to be demonstrated and the basic principle stated in Impossible minds — that the brain is a neural state machine — is open to doubt.

Whether the two subfamilies are reciprocally monophyletic is an open question.

Whether this was in appreciation of his batting or an attempt to wind up the bowling side is open to interpretation.

Whether or not the taxi driver was the source of the 45 minute claim or instead " something about missiles " remains an open question.

Whether or not Shakespeare was involved with the writing of the play is still open to debate.

Whether these differences can be attributed to differences in the provenance or time period of the texts, to ideological or other disagreements between authors, or to some other factor is an issue open to debate.

Whether the Sénat was part of legislature, however, is open to doubt, because Sieyès ( the main instigator of the Consulate's Constitution and later president of this Senate ) described it as belonging to an altogether different power beyond the executive, legislative and judiciary: the conservative power.

O ' Brien later wrote: " Whether Home Rule is to have a future will depend upon the extent to which the Nationalists in combination with Ulster Covenanters, do their part in the firing line on the fields of France ".

Whether it was in domestic work, or in the fields or others, for their physical strength, they called them beasts of burden.

Whether your interests lie more in outdoor recreational activities, such as hiking or camping, or include learning about the unique natural and cultural heritage of southern Illinois, the fields, forests and streams of the Shawnee welcome you.

Whether hilly or flat, most of the Northern Highland is covered in woodlands.

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.

Whether the lands of the Cenél nGabráin were subject to Ecgfrith of Northumbria, or whether they were dominated by Ferchar Fota of the Cenél Loairn, cannot be said with certainty.

Whether the original occupants of these early sites were ancestral to the Ngunnawal is not directly known, however Ngunnawal lore and tradition identify strongly with these sites and the surrounding lands, indicating a lengthy association.

Whether it extended beyond the mountainous spine of north Britain — Druim Alban — is unclear.

" Grammer later told Maxim, " Whether or not you ’ re a celebrity — even if you ’ re just an old slob with a video camera — you don ’ t realize you shouldn ’ t do it.

Whether the adoption of the classical Alexander for the future Alexander I of Scotland ( either for Pope Alexander II or for Alexander the Great ) and the biblical David for the future David I of Scotland represented a recognition that William of Normandy would not be easily removed, or was due to the repetition of Anglo-Saxon Royal name — another Edmund had preceded Edgar — is not known.

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 Vasari is correct in saying he learned it from Leonardo's works is unclear — he is always keen to ascribe all advances to Florentine sources.

Whether because his countenance wore a pensive and subdued expression, suggestive of a poet who had married a dowager countess and awakened to the situation, or whether because treacherous confidants divulged his secret, does not appear, but the news of his marriage oozed out — it reached the royal ears, and deeply wounded the father anxious about the education of his son.

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 the Marmotini dispersed between North America and Eurasia via " island-hopping " across the Bering Straits or the Greenland region — which both at that time were temperate habitat — and from which continent they dispersed to which, or if both continents brought forth distinct subtribes which then spread to the other, is not known and would probably require more fossil material to be resolved.

He stated, " Whether or not the loss of liberty is worth the security gained is not a question — because no security is gained.

Whether the treatment is correct is debatable — when Li Shou claimed the throne in 338, he did not acknowledge his throne as having been inherited from Li Xiong's line, and indeed, while continuing the worship of Li Xiong, maintained it in a separate temple.

Whether or not the government is defeated in the imminent confidence vote, most political pundits are predicting an election call this year — many predicting by this summer.

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 or not they were inspired by the radio show, there are numerous bars across the United States today that call themselves Duffy's Tavern — from Wickford, Rhode Island, to Monterey, California.

" Whether Shostakovich or someone more closely connected with the Party actually wrote the article is open to question, but the phrase " justified criticism "— a reference to the denunciation of the composer in 1936 — is especially telling.

Whether definite descriptions can be used rigidly or not, they can at least sometimes be used non-rigidly, but a proper name can only be used rigidly ; the asymmetry, Kripke argues, demonstrates that no definite description could give the meaning of a proper name — although it might be used to explain who a name refers to ( that is, to " fix the referent " of the name ).

The earliest reported use of the term, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, came in 1890: " Whether a little farmer from South Carolina named Tillman is going to rule the Democrat Party in America — yet it is this, and not output, on which the proximate value of silver depends.

:" Whether Saddam Hussein's forces removed the explosives before U. S. forces arrived April 3, 2003, or whether they fell into the hands of looters and insurgents afterward — because the site was not guarded by U. S. troops — has become a key issue in the campaign.