Whether male or female birds influence the sex of offspring is not known for all species.

Whether born to a female puma mated to a male leopard, or to a male puma mated to a female leopard, pumapards inherit a form of dwarfism.

Whether the reigning sovereign is male or female, the title remains " Duke of Normandy ".

Whether or not the encoffining ceremony is performed, a deceased female is dressed in a white kimono, and a deceased male is dressed in a suit or a kimono.

Whether Tony is a male or female is left to the reader's imagination, apparently.

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 born to a female puma mated to a male leopard, or to a male puma mated to a female leopard, pumapards inherit a form of dwarfism.

Whether a male has a legal right to advance his personal interest, whether it be toward abortion, fatherhood, or adoption, over that of the female partner in the relationship differs by region.

( Whether historical nationalism helped the peoples of the remainder of the world, and whether today's nationalism in the former colonial areas has equally beneficial aspects, are other questions.

Whether electricity and public water and sewers are available or not, check the local customs in the use of bottled or L-P gas ( we give you alternatives later on ).

Whether evaporated from the material itself, or ionised from the gas, the ions that are evaporated are accelerated by electrostatic force, acquiring most of their energy within a few tip-radii of the sample.

Whether or not green biotechnology products such as this are ultimately more environmentally friendly is a topic of considerable debate.

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 or not we find what we are seeking

:: Whether rich or poor, are equal in death.

Whether a particular consequentialist theory focuses on a single good or many, conflicts and tensions between different good states of affairs are to be expected and must be adjudicated.

Whether programs like Eddie Eagle are effective has not been conclusively determined.

Whether a gemstone is a natural stone or a lab-created ( synthetic ) stone, the characteristics of each are the same.

Whether IQ tests are an accurate measure of intelligence is debated.

In the United States, variances in the insanity defense between states, and in the federal court system, are attributable to differences with respect to three key issues: ( 1 ) Whether to provide the insanity defense, ( 2 ) how to define " insanity ," and ( 3 ) the burden of proof.

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 issue arises from domestic problems or breaches of the norms of public conduct, individual interests are expressed in terms of kinship.

Whether probability theory and statistics are of theoretical nature, applied nature, or both, is quite controversial among mathematicians.

" Whether or not this amounts to misogyny, whether his polemic against women is meant to be taken literally, and the exact nature of his opinions of women, are controversial.

Whether a material is liquid or solid depends primarily on the connectivity between its elementary building blocks so that solids are characterised by a high degree of connectivity where as fluids occur at lower connectivity of the structural blocks.

Whether or not the neutrino and its corresponding antineutrino are identical particles has not yet been resolved, even though the antineutrino has an opposite chirality to the neutrino.

Whether by coagulation or radiation pressure, once the particles are at this lower atmospheric level cloud seeding can begin, permitting precipitation to wash the smoke aerosol out of the atmosphere by the wet deposition mechanism.

Whether the two works, the Yoga Sutras and the Mahābhāṣya, are by the same author has been the subject of considerable debate.

Whether wild or cultured, gem quality pearls are almost always nacreous and iridescent, as is the interior of the shell that produces them.

Whether through individuals, corporations or advocacy groups, such donations are often believed to engender a cronyist or patronage system via which major contributors are rewarded on a more or less quid pro quo basis.

Whether or not these bombing missions were authorized aroused considerable controversy, and assertions by the Nixon administration that Sihanouk had " allowed " or even " encouraged " them were disputed by critics such as British journalist William Shawcross.

Whether or not we say a transition between a state and a state is allowed often depends on how detailed the model is that we use for the atom-light interaction.

Whether that is to be allowed is a question up to the moral of the human populous as a whole.

Whether through infection or other causes, this balance can be upset and autoreactive T cells allowed to proliferate and migrate to the eye.

Whether or not his spouse influenced him, he allowed Augustine to found a monastery just outside the walls of Canterbury to the east of the city.

Whether or not this was true, Claudius allowed Callistus to stay in the imperial service.

Whether the peace would have lasted if he had been allowed to live is impossible to say.

Whether slavery was to be regulated under the new Constitution was a matter of such intense conflict between the North and South that several Southern states refused to join the Union if slavery were not to be allowed.

Whether is allowed to go negative, corresponding to back-ordered items, will depend on the specific situation ; if allowed there will usually be a penalty for back orders.

Whether Frye would have been allowed to serve as mayor in any case is uncertain, as her write-in candidacy was at odds with the San Diego City Charter.

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 the only price of our redemption were not the death of Christ on the cross, with the rest of his sufferings and obediences, in the time of his life here, after he was born of the Virgin Mary??

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 the compromises -- on both sides -- that made possible the interim appointment can then be repeated remains to be seen.

Whether this was a wise policy or not, it caused the Roman legionaries to look down on their emperor as one who was prepared to commit unsoldierly conduct.

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 seen as a pagan work with “ Christian coloring ” added by scribes or as a “ Christian historical novel, with selected bits of paganism deliberately laid on as ' local color ', as Margaret E. Goldsmith did in “ The Christian Theme of Beowulf ,” it cannot be denied that Christianity pervades the text, and with that, the use of the Bible as a source.

" Whether Johnson's description was entirely truthful or embellished is unclear, but it seems likely that Teach understood the value of appearances ; better to strike fear into the heart of one's enemies, than rely on bluster alone.

Whether a given act or omission constitutes a crime does not depend on the nature of that act or omission.

Whether or not a certain cycloaddition would proceed depends on the electronic orbitals of the participating species, as only orbitals with the same sign of wave function will overlap and interact constructively to form new bonds.

Whether or not a name is well-formed depends on the type of computer system being used.

Whether a class action is superior to individual litigation depends on the case, and is determined by the judge's ruling on a motion for class certification.

Whether or not such a polyhedron is also geometrically self-dual will depend on the particular geometrical duality being considered.

* Whether they need to be run on the same machine as the program that has the vulnerability ( local ) or can be run on one machine to attack a program running on another machine ( remote ).

Whether an emulsion of oil and water turns into a " water-in-oil " emulsion or an " oil-in-water " emulsion depends on the volume fraction of both phases and the type of emulsifier ( surfactant ) ( see Emulsifier, below ) present.

Whether the player uses one general pivot direction or the other, and the degree to which the motion is performed, depends on the performer's anatomical features and stage of development.

Whether through necessity or simply to collect material, he undertook menial jobs like dishwashing in a fashionable hotel on the rue de Rivoli, which he later described in Down and Out in Paris and London.

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