Whether in Asia, Central America or Africa, these conflicts, fueled by superpower rivalry and aggravated by socio-economic problems within the concerned countries, durale solutions continued to prove a massive challenge for the UNHCR.

Whether with music, as in MGM's opulent The Merry Widow ( 1934 ) and Paramount's One Hour with You ( 1932 ), or without, as in Design for Living ( 1933 ), Lubitsch continued to specialize in comedy.

Whether it was ever successful in selling ready-made cars or not, Ohio Falls continued its commitment to the idea.

Whether or not the council appointed any other municipal offices or continued to maintain the clerk is not apparent from the minutes and ordinances available.

Whether a clock would actually receive continued care and maintenance for such a long time is debatable.

Whether or not this was due to continued fighting is unclear.

Whether by or against the wish of the home government, the limits of British authority continued to extend.

Whether or not Tennyson read Ruskin, ever since 1856, when Ruskin published his essay, Tennyson ’ s poems chart a continued refinement in his handling of personification.

Whether or not the team continued to exist is somewhat unclear.

Whether their original residence was in Derbyshire or Staffordshire, it appears that on the marriage with the Owens they resided in the latter county, and continued there till they changed their residence for Trusley, soon after their marriage with the Odingsells.

Whether this trend generally continued in the 15th century in England is hard to determine because of the poor survival of manuscripts from that time, but it was well established by the middle of the 15th century, for example at the Burgundian court, that there was a style which was identifiably English " la contenance angloise ", according to Martin le Franc in his poem of 1441-1442 Le Champion des Dames.

Whether he devoted himself strictly to esoteric ( nei xue ) studies, edited the Baopuzi or any other of his earlier works, or even continued to write poetry, is entirely a matter of speculation.

Whether they continued ( and if so, how long ) to supply one ship and two ( or ten ) horsemen each is not certainly known.

Whether or not this tradition continued after 1984 is unknown.

Whether from jealousy or from the necessity of guarding against the evil consequences of the dissension between Olympias and Antipater, in 324 BC, Alexander ordered the latter to lead fresh troops into Asia, while Craterus, in charge of discharged veterans returning home, was appointed to take over the regency in Macedon.

In addition, works published before 1964 that did not have their copyrights renewed 28 years after first publication year also are in the public domain, except that books originally published outside the US by non-Americans are exempt from this requirement, if they are still under copyright in their home country ( see How Can I Tell Whether a Copyright Was Renewed for more details ).

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 or not particular forms of " work " can be called child labour depends on the child's age, the type and hours of work performed, the conditions under which it is performed and the objectives pursued by individual countries.

Whether Moravia was still under his reign or was lost earlier is disputed.

Whether the effects were aggravated further or not, the result was that the peso crashed under a floating regime from four pesos to the dollar ( with the previous increase of 15 %) to 7. 2 to the dollar in the space of a week.

Whether the site is currently used for this purpose is unknown, as great secrecy surrounds the United States ’ siting of nuclear arms bases ; but on December 12, 1999, U. S. Under Secretary for Defense Policy Walter Slocombe told The New York Times, “ Our position is that there have been no violations of our obligations under the security treaty and related arrangements .”

Whether this is statistically correct or a self-fulfilling correlation remains under debate.

Whether a particular disability is " visible " or " invisible " can vary on both individual and contextual bases ; a wheelchair user may only use the wheelchair under certain circumstances and move apparently normally under others, a prosthetic limb may or may not be apparent, depending on clothing.

Whether these interrogations under torture produced useful information is hotly debated.

Whether an individual or organization is a disqualified person in any cases not under the above categories is determined by a facts and circumstances test.

Whether ATP hydrolysis may be required for nucleation and / or Y-branch release is a matter under active investigation.

Sebastian Castellio ( 1515 – 1563 ) was a French Protestant theologian who in 1554 published under a pseudonym the pamphlet Whether heretics should be persecuted ( De haereticis, an sint persequendi ) criticizing John Calvin's execution of Michael Servetus: " When Servetus fought with reasons and writings, he should have been repulsed by reasons and writings.

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 or not he survived the siege and sack of Nineveh by Chaldeans and Medes, Assyria was soon reduced to a rump state centered around its last capital city of Harran under its last king Ashur-uballit II and then destroyed by the Babylonians.

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 the beneficiary country has demonstrated a commitment to undertake its obligations under the WTO on or ahead of schedule and participate in negotiations toward the completion of the FTAA or another free trade agreement.

Whether wrongdoers can and should be punished under retroactive laws was particularly important around the end of World War II.

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 they were connected with the original find is uncertain as the area is now fully under plough and nothing can be seen on the ground.

Whether or not a person is considered to be an investment adviser under the IAA generally depends on three criteria: the type of advice offered, the method of compensation, and whether or not a significant portion of the " adviser's " income comes from proffering investment advice.

Whether he was in the batter's box or gliding under a fly ball to make an easy basket catch, Jones played the game in a very relaxed manner.

Whether under Armenian or Caucasian Albanian rule the population of Arran consisted of a great variety of peoples.

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 or not Eadbald became a joint king with Æthelberht, there is no question that Æthelberht had authority throughout the kingdom.

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

Whether matters, acted by that authority, can be called in question in an inferior court?

Whether Mellitus received a pallium, the symbol of an archbishop's authority, from the pope is unknown.

Whether a liberty similar to that of Oswaldslow was an extra cause for concern, compromising Ælfhere's authority as ealdorman, cannot be ascertained from the sources.

* Whether representatives have sufficient authority to be acting on behalf of a person

Whether public interest is at all protected by a particular PFI contract is highly dependent on how well or badly the contract was written and the determination ( or not ) and capacity of the contracting authority to enforce it.

Whether the Streamlined Sales Tax can actually be applied to remote sales ultimately depends upon Congressional support, because the 1992 Quill v. North Dakota decision determined that only the U. S. Congress has the authority to enact interstate taxes.

Whether the OED is the long-desired standard English Dictionary is debatable, but its authority is taken seriously by the entire English-speaking world.

This document, signed by then Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, Prefect of the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith answers this question: " Whether the teaching that the Church has no authority whatsoever to confer priestly ordination on women, which is presented in the Apostolic Letter Ordinatio Sacerdotalis to be held definitively, is to be understood as belonging to the deposit of faith.

Whether the NHS funds treatment in a private hospital is a decision for the local commissioning health authority based on formal service contracts.

The Druidical Circle, represented in the accompanying plate, is to be found on the summit of a bold and commanding eminence called Castle-Rigg, about a mile and a half on the old road, leading from Keswick, over the hills to Penrith ,— a situation so wild, vast, and beautiful, that one cannot, perhaps, find better terms to convey an idea of it than by adopting the language of a celebrated female writer, ( Mrs. Radclifle ,) who, travelling over the same ground years ago, thus described the scene: " Whether our judgment ," she says, " was influenced by the authority of a Druid's choice, or that the place itself commanded the opinion, we thought this situation the most severely grand of any hitherto passed.

Whether by virtue of their actual or ostensible authority as agents acting within their authority ( see Lloyd v Grace, Smith & Co. AC 716 ) or as employees acting in the course of their employment ( see Armagas Limited v Mundogas S. A. 1 AC 717 ), their acts and omissions and their knowledge could be attributed to the company, and this could give rise to liability as joint tortfeasors where the directors have assumed responsibility on their own behalf and not just on behalf of the company.

This document, signed by then Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, Prefect of the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith answers this question: " Whether the teaching that the Church has no authority whatsoever to confer priestly ordination on women, which is presented in the Apostolic Letter Ordinatio Sacerdotalis to be held definitively, is to be understood as belonging to the deposit of faith.

Whether the board is appointed or elected, and whether it is merely advisory or has authority over the budget, depends on state and local laws.