Whether that horizontal component is retarded by one quarter of a wavelength in two distinct steps or retarded a full half wavelength all at once, the orientation of the resulting linearly polarized light will be such that it passes through the linear polarizer.

Whether old or new there was frequently a large open lounge in the B end where passengers could enjoy the view as they watched the track recede into the distance, and usually ( but not always ) equipped as a club car with a bar or buffet where soft drinks, cocktails and snacks could be purchased.

Whether or not Foo. bar ( 5 ) invokes a function or simply sets an attribute is hidden from the caller.

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 a concealment of such an asset should also be considered for prosecution as fraud and / or perjury would then be at the discretion of the judge and / or U. S. Trustee.

Whether Henry actually intended to bring about the assassination of Becket is debatable, but there is no question that at the time of the murder, the two men were embroiled in a bitter dispute regarding the power of Royal Courts to exercise jurisdiction over former clergymen.

Whether there were Viking or Norse-Gael kingdoms in the Western Isles or the Northern Isles at this time is debated.

Whether the identity at stake is their ethnicity, religion or culture, it requires a comprehensive approach that takes people ’ s needs, hopes, fears, and concerns into account.

Whether or not these records describe a truly old oral story in existence at that time, or a 16th century invented story, is not currently determined.

Whether Eridu at one time also played an important political role in Sumerian affairs is not certain, though not improbable.

Whether this was before or after somebody at Disney ordered the three commentaries available on the Season 1 DVDs is unknown.

Whether persecutions after World War II were more aimed at certain sections of society over and above detractors is a disputed point.

" 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 or not there was a technological revolution at the end of the 13th century therefore remains moot.

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.

Concluding quickly that since a writ of mandamus, by definition, was the correct judicial means to order an official of the United States ( in this case, the Secretary of State ) to do something required of him ( in this case, deliver a commission ), Marshall devotes the remainder of his inquiry at the second part of the question: " Whether it writ can issue from this court.

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 Ptolemy would have had Pytheas ' real latitudes at that time is a much debated issue.

Entertainment Weekly put it on its end-of-the-decade, " best-of " list, saying, " Whether they were walking ( March of the Penguins ), dancing ( Happy Feet ), or hanging ten ( Surf's Up ), these oddly adorable birds took flight at the box office all decade long.

Whether the details of the agreement with Comyn are correct or not, King Edward moved to arrest Bruce while Bruce was still at the English court.

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 the Aristotelian notions of substance came to Wittgenstein via Immanuel Kant or Bertrand Russell or even arrived at intuitively, one cannot but see them.

Whether objects heavier than the Planck mass ( about the weight of a large bacterium ) have a de Broglie wavelength is theoretically unclear and experimentally unreachable ; above the Planck mass a particle's Compton wavelength would be smaller than the Planck length and its own Schwarzschild radius, a scale at which current theories of physics may break down or need to be replaced by more general ones.

Whether offense is taken at hearing the word varies greatly according to listener and situation, and is related to age and social class: elderly speakers and those of ( or aspiring to ) higher socioeconomic strata tend to use it more privately and selectively than younger and more blue-collar speakers.

In December 1991, Powell claimed that " Whether Yugoslavia dissolves into two states or half a dozen states or does not dissolve at all makes no difference to the safety and well being of the United Kingdom ".

Whether court orders have any effect at all in the absence of intensive treatment is an unanswered question.

Whether expressed in a sit-in at lunch counters, a freedom ride into Mississippi, a peaceful protest in Albany, Georgia, a bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama, these are outgrowths of Thoreau's insistence that evil must be resisted and that no moral man can patiently adjust to injustice.

Whether this was done at the behest of Anno II, or whether it may have made by Richeza, isn't clarified.

Whether they were used as " preaching crosses " at early dates is unclear, and many crosses have been moved to their present locations.

Whether he supervised the construction of the early nineteenth century bridge which still crosses the River Glen on a single stone arch, now carrying the Macmillan Way long distance footpath, can not be said with certainty.

* Whether x is the left or right child of its parent node, p,

Whether at a " love-in " on Mount Tamalpais near San Francisco, a demonstration against the Vietnam War in Berkeley, or one of Ken Kesey's " Acid Tests ", if the " vibe " wasn't right and a change of scene was desired, hippies were mobile at a moment's notice.

Whether it is left or right is determined by this rule:

Whether it is worn on the left or the right shoulder is dictated by protocol.

* " Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you're right.

Whether from disappointment at their city's numerous failures to get professional football in its own right, their longtime rivalry with Nashville or general disgust at the prospect of a team that was only there for a temporary stay, Memphians showed no interest in the Oilers.

Whether or not he was right, he did not entirely succeed in ending philosophical dispute.

" Whether, at common law, an author of any book or literary composition, had the sole right of first printing and publishing the same for sale, and might bring an action against any person who printed, published, and sold the same, without his consent? According to Burrow's report of the case, eight of the Judges answered affirmatively, three negatively.

" Whether the author of any literary composition, and his assigns, had the sole right of printing and publishing the same, in perpetuity, by the common law?

" Whether this right is any way impeached, restrained, or taken away, by the statute 8th Anne?

Whether it is furniture, a light bulb, or a giant crocodile, Wilson treats each as though it were a work of art in its own right.

Whether C is a right angle or not, the following relationships hold.

Whether it is right or wrong I need not discuss, but this physical difference is a great disadvantage to us both, as I think your race suffer very greatly, many of them by living among us, while ours suffer from your presence.

Whether thou be god or goddess ( si deus, si dea ) to whom this grove is dedicated, as it is thy right to receive a sacrifice of a pig for the thinning of this sacred grove, and to this intent, whether I or one at my bidding do it, may it be rightly done.

Whether it is a right decision or not for the organization to outsource can be decided through research.

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 she was the regent for an infant monarch ( unlikely, since during the same period Barjik is called " the son of the khagan ") or for an incompetent one ( again unlikely, since the Khazars during this period practiced ritual regicide once a monarch's ability to rule was compromised ), or whether she ruled in her own right is unclear.

Whether or not this was the case, the situation was resolved through the development of a disused right of way on public land at Woods Ferry.

Whether an individual has a right to a grand jury becomes a question of state law.

Whether you are editing an existing group or a new group, use the right pane to enter a name and short name for the group.

On the first page, Forrest Gump tells readers " Don't never let nobody make a movie of your life's story ," though " Whether they get it right or wrong, it don't matter.