Whether a concept analogous to the principle of internal responsibility operates in a nation's external relations is less obvious and more difficult to establish.

Whether or not Danchin is correct in suggesting that Thompson's resumption of the opium habit also dates from this period is, of course, a matter of conjecture.

Whether it could be as disastrous for American labor as, say, Jimmy Hoffa of the Teamsters, is a matter of conjecture.

Whether it is or not, the propaganda impact on the free world of the document scheduled to be adopted at this meeting will be far less than had been originally anticipated.

Whether or not this is done out of enlightened self-preservation, I don't know.

Whether in his forthcoming book C. P. Snow commits the errors of judgment and of fact with which your heavily autobiographical critic charged him is important.

Whether there were too few automobiles in 1940 or too many now is problematical.

Whether the check is certified or uncertified, the tax is not paid until the check is paid.

Whether considered alone or in relation to other editions, COLH 40 is a document of prime importance.

Whether this abnormal TSH differs chemically from pituitary TSH, or is, alternatively, normal TSH with its period of effectiveness modified by some other blood constituent, cannot be decided without chemical study of the activity in the blood of these patients and a comparison of the substance responsible for the blood activity with pituitary Aj.

Whether or not it is in the industry's interest to allow the basic wage rate to rise obviously depends upon the extent to which the public-limit price rises in response to a basic wage increase, and the relation of this response to the increase in costs accompanying the wage increase.

Whether or not Plato's tale of the lost continent of Atlantis is true, skeptics concede that the myth may have some foundation in a great tsunami of ancient times.

Whether this was a reflection of his age or of the fact that Christie was by now heartily sick of him it is difficult to assess.

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

Whether he also did in the case of the Mediterranean with the kingdom of Kaptara ( possibly Cyprus ), as claimed in later documents, is more questionable.

Whether this is public or private information should be agreed upon between players before the game begins.

Whether this temple replaced an older one, or a mere sacred precinct or altar, is not known.

Whether or not the original Artistic License is a free software license is largely unsettled.

Whether this whole process resembles animal apoptosis closely enough to warrant using the name apoptosis ( as opposed to the more general programmed cell death ) is unclear.

Whether this is a sufficient basis for anthroposophy to be considered a spiritual science has been a matter of controversy.

Whether or not an object is present in a set ; that is, exists there as a being, is based on universal experience or evidence of it.

Whether this be so or not, Lee took part in preparing for the divorce proceedings against Catherine of Aragon, and in January 1534 he was elected Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, or Chester as the see was often called, taking at his consecration the new oath to the king as head of the English Church and not seeking confirmation from the pope.

Whether this was the truth or merely an attempt to anger her friends is left ambiguous.

Whether intentional or not, this was interpreted by the mob as a provocation, fuelling anger in the Square where the police had already been pushing sections of crowd back into corners leaving no way out except through the police.

Whether the parents are divorced or just separated one parent cannot demand the child stays between the parents.

Whether a child is baptized or dedicated is the choice of the parents of the child.

However, Morrison's wife later recalled, " Whether he thought of it that way or not, I think having Emily with him was a final and great comfort to Norman ... he was a powerful symbol of the children we were killing with our bombs and napalm -- who didn't have parents to hold them in their arms.

According to Christopher Lipinski and Andrew Hopkins, " Whether the aim is to discover drugs or to gain knowledge of biological systems, the nature and properties of a chemical tool cannot be considered independently of the system it is to be tested in.

Whether a drug is taken with or without food will also affect absorption, other drugs taken concurrently may alter absorption and first-pass metabolism, intestinal motility alters the dissolution of the drug and may affect the degree of chemical degradation of the drug by intestinal microflora.

Whether the drug has a unique effect on dental health has been questioned by a few academics, who note that the long-term use of several other drugs sometimes cause dental problems.

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.