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

Whether Roosevelt or Congress foresaw this result is a matter of historical debate.

Whether or not these behaviors specifically arise from visiting Jerusalem is debated, as similar behaviors have been noted at other places of religious and historical importance such as Mecca and Rome ( see Stendhal syndrome ).

Whether social norms were accepted or not was for Parsons simply a historical question.

Whether Irving's long, spectacularly successful relationship with his leading lady Ellen Terry was romantic as well as professional has been the subject of much historical speculation.

Whether he is writing full novels, novelettes, or short-stories, however, Inoue's penchant for detailed, exhaustive research and historical accuracy give his stories a flavor of authenticity.

Whether or not Fornjót and his closest followers, mentioned in other sagas as well, were fictitious figures or actual historical people has been debated.

Whether NASA's choice of LOR would have been made in the summer of 1962 or at any later time without the research information, the commitment, and the crusading zeal of Houbolt and his associates at NASA Langley is a matter for historical conjecture.

Whether Abu Bakr intended a full-out imperial conquest or not is hard to say ; he did, however, set in motion a historical trajectory that in just a few short decades would lead to one of the largest empires in history, beginning with a confrontation with the Sassanid Empire under the general Khalid ibn al-Walid.

Whether or not Westernesse should be identified with one or more real-world locations remains, however, a point of dispute, since the narrative contains little geographic detail, and only vaguely echoes historical events.

Whether the Jadi Rana of the epic was also a historical figure has not been conclusively established.

Whether or not this oft repeated historical use is actually true has yet to be determined.

Whether or not William had formally ended his marriage with Buchanan prior to marrying Miller is a fact not noted in any historical record.

Whether a concrete action system survive or not is a sheer historical question.

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 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 it will strike home for you or not will be for you to determine.

Whether or not this led to complete electrical failure will never be known.

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 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 these ultra-light weapons will be widely adopted has yet to be seen.

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

Whether we like to talk to them or we don't like to talk to them, they will continue to fight.

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 the judge will make an order is discretionary and will be determined in accordance with the overriding objective, and in the context of the questions asked.

" Whether the respondent answers yes or no, he will admit to having a wife, and having beaten her at some time in the past.

Whether in fact a person's actions promote and fulfill his own life or not is a question of fact, as it is with all other organisms, but whether a person will act to promote his well-being is up to him, not hard-wired into his physiology.

Whether omniscience, particularly regarding the choices that a human will make, is compatible with free will has been debated by theists and philosophers.

Whether the delay is reasonable or not, will depend on the complexity of the trial and the attitude of the suspect.

Whether in the old town or the new town, party-goers will often find themselves following their tapas by dancing the night away.

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 treated or not, many patients will be told to avoid activities that involve straining.

Whether a person " leaves " a society does not change anything to the fact that this society will still contain suicides.

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 they chose to issue bonds or shares, companies will typically enlist the services of an investment bank to mediate between themselves and the market.

Whether these negotiations and compromises will yield a comprehensive biosecurity protocol is doubtful.

Whether the team will retain the Renegades name is unclear.

Whether the present species will remain in Saltator or eventually be moved to another genus remains to be seen ; it appears to be rather close to the type species, the Buff-throated Saltator, and thus seems more likely than not to retain its genus name.

Whether the Asiatic jewellers were influenced by the Greeks who settled on that continent, or merely trained under traditions held in common with them, it is certain that the Indian filigree workers retain the same patterns as those of the ancient Greeks and work them in the same way, down to the present day.