Whether we take the signified or the signifier, language has neither ideas nor sounds that existed before the linguistic system, but only conceptual and phonic differences that have issued from the system.

Whether he actually existed is commonly disputed ; however, the work attributed to him – the Daodejing – is dated to the late 4th century BC.

Whether a proto-Romance language ever existed is controversially discussed amongst linguists and historians, a debate known as Questione Ladina.

Whether we take the signified or the signifier, language has neither ideas nor sounds that existed before the linguistic system, but only conceptual and phonic differences that have issued from the system.

Whether such a deity existed among the Aztecs and what its meaning was, is a matter of dispute among scholars of Mesoamerican religion.

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

Whether this play ever existed has been debated, with some critics speculating that the play is known by another name, a situation similar to Henry VIII, which was originally performed with the title All is True.

Whether or not Libertatia actually existed is disputed.

Whether we take the signified or the signifier, language has neither ideas nor sounds that existed before the linguistic system, but only conceptual and phonic differences that have issued from the system.

Whether a Jewish proselytism existed or not that would have served as a model for the early Christians is unclear.

Whether Tom Cobley, or the other characters from the song, ever existed is uncertain.

So influential was this notion that 300 years later Bancroft in his monumental Native Races began his discussion of circumcision by writing: " Whether the custom of circumcision, which has been the great prop of argument in favor of the Jewish origin of the Aztecs, really obtained among these people, has been doubted by numerous authors ," concluding that it probably existed in a " certain form among some tribes " ( p278 ).

Whether the High Council existed or not is open to debate ; as is what role, if any, the High Council played.

Whether or not these legends were true ( Edbury, for one, believes they were not ), the 13th century jurists envisioned the legal structure of the kingdom to have existed continuously from the original conquest.

Whether or not that is a good way to run a school, the amazing thing is that it existed at all at that time.

Whether Proctor ever really existed ( even as a prankish telegraph operator ) is unknown.

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.

Poincaré wrote in the sense of his conventionalist philosophy in 1889: " Whether the ether exists or not matters little-let us leave that to the metaphysicians ; what is essential for us is, that everything happens as if it existed, and that this hypothesis is found to be suitable for the explanation of phenomena.

Whether this was during one of Poirot ’ s numerous retirements or before she entered his employment is unknown.

Whether uterine vellum ( vellum made from aborted calf fetuses ) was ever really used during the medieval period is still a matter of great controversy.

Whether or not underground, it needs to be housed in a pipe that is vacuum pumped in order to prevent internal air drag, such as with a mechanical shutter kept closed most of the time but a plasma window used during the moments of firing to prevent loss of vacuum.

Whether MAD was the officially accepted doctrine of the United States military during the Cold War is largely a matter of interpretation.

Whether they remained in the area during periods of extreme cold is unclear.

Whether commissioned officer, mercenary, or both, Standish apparently came to Holland around 1603 and may, according to historian Tudor Jenks, have seen service during the Siege of Ostend in which Vere's English troops were involved.

" 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 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.

Whether he was a child or an adult during his time in Constantinople is unclear, as the year of his birth is unknown.

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 or not some had freed their hands during the firefight has never been established, nor is it known whether all three broke at the same time.

Whether he became king during a revolt of 623 – 4 or during the one which inevitably followed the Avar defeat in 626, he definitely took advantage of the latter to solidify his position.

Whether it begins singing during migration is not known.

Whether or not some had freed their hands during the firefight is not established nor if all three broke at the same time.

Whether the discriminatory oophagy was a result of decreased tolerance of alien odors during the later, reproductive phase of the colony cycle, or an actual discrimination between worker-and reproductive-destined eggs, remains to be supported with good evidence.

Whether the superstratum case ( the local language persists and the intrusive language disappears ) or the substratum one ( the local language disappears and the intrusive language persists ) applies will normally only be evident after several generations, during which the intrusive language exists within a diaspora culture.

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 it would retaliate to a chemical or biological attack with nuclear weapons ; specifically, during the Persian Gulf War.

Whether he ceased to exist or exists only as an aspect of the post-Crisis Earth has not been determined, although his mentor died during the final part of the Crisis defending the new Earth from the Anti-Monitor.

Unexpectedly, the Supreme Court announced on March 5, 2012, that it would hold additional argument on the case during the October 2012, term, and directed the parties to file new briefs on the question " Whether and under what circumstances the Alien Tort Statute, 28 U. S. C.

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 because they had no wish to fight, or because they could not support a second messiah in addition to Jesus, or because of their harsh treatment by Bar Kochba during his brief reign, these Christians also left the Jewish community around this time.

Whether the Olympic episode or subsequent injury and poor performance was the primary cause, Zhou apparently retired from badminton during the 2005 season.

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.