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 acute trauma progresses to long-term effects probably depends on multiple factors that include the shock wave dose ( i. e., the number of shock waves delivered, rate of delivery, power setting, acoustic characteristics of the particular lithotriptor, and frequency of retreatment ), as well as certain intrinsic predisposing pathophysiologic risk factors.

Whether it is worth the corresponding decrease in economic growth that is often assumed by supply-side economists to accompany such a rate increase is a policy question.

* Whether, in respect to a particular technique, there is a high " known or potential rate of error "

Whether a slug is able to reach the outlet of the pipeline depends on the rate at which liquids are added to the slug at the front ( i. e. in the direction of flow ) and the rate at which liquids leave the slug at the back.

Whether these latter set the town free, or whether it emancipated itself, is uncertain ; at any rate it entered into the relation of sympolity with the Aetolian League.

( 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 historically a fact or not, the legend has a certain symbolic value.

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

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

Whether Judaism is creedal has been a point of some controversy.

Whether Judaism is creedal in character has generated some controversy.

Whether the flag has its origins in a divine sign, a banner of a military order, an ecclesiastical banner, or perhaps something entirely different, Danish literature is no help before the early 15th century.

Whether we take the signified or the signifier, language has neither ideas nor sounds that existed before the linguistic system, but only conceptual and phonic differences that have issued from the system.

* 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 the rule base has 10 rules or 10 000, the engine operation is the same.

Whether he returns or not or is never again seen by human eyes, the things he has taught us remain.

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

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 Gutenberg used this sophisticated technique or a somewhat primitive version has been the subject of considerable debate.

Whether these works can be accurately called " murals " is a subject of some controversy in the art world, but the technique has been in common use since the late 19th century.

If the teacher said that the learner clearly wants to stop, the experimenter replied, " Whether the learner likes it or not, you must go on until he has learned all the word pairs correctly, so please go on ".

Whether this occurred immediately after Sæberht's death or later is impossible to determine from Bede's chronology, which has both events in the same chapter but gives neither an exact time frame nor the elapsed time between the two events.

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

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

Whether this is true for males has not been explored.

Whether the passage is simply to provide a brief token, foreign witness of Solomon's wealth and wisdom, or whether there is meant to be something more significant to the queen's visit is unknown ; nevertheless the visit of the Queen of Sheba has become the subject of numerous stories.

Whether food is prepared with precision in a fine dining restaurant, picked from a dumpster, plucked, devoured, or even consumed by a wild animal, meaning can always be extracted from the way a certain food has been prepared and the context in which it is served.

Whether or not reasoned discussion about the divine is possible has long been a point of contention.

Whether Stalin's practices actually followed the principles of Karl Marx and Lenin is still a subject of debate among historians and political scientists.

Whether future expression is realis or irrealis depends not on any objective, ontological notion of future reality, but rather on the speaker's conviction that the predicted event will at some future moment constitute reality.

Whether his way would have worked is open to debate, however, in one sense he was correct — in 1844 the Methodist church did split along exactly the lines that he predicted, and only twenty years after his death the nation was plunged into war as the time for talking about slavery ended.

Whether the coming of this ruler is definitely predicted or not, the vision of his character and his work is here unmistakably lifted up by the ancient sage-lifted up in the presence of the living king and those assembled with him, that they may catch something of its splendor.

Whether the predicted effect is beneficial or destructive depends on the condition of these planets, whilst the type of manifestation is judged by the zodiac signs, fixed stars and constellations involved.

Whether for reasons of appearance or reputation, grenadiers tended to be the showpiece troops of their respective armies.

Lincoln saw that the act of secession made the issue for the Union a vital one: Whether it was a Union of sovereign citizens that should continue to live, or an association of sovereign states that must fall prey either to `` anarchy or despotism ''.

Whether this date was chosen intentionally, it was the day Hitler had chosen previously to celebrate the fall of Leningrad with a lavish banquet at the Astoria Hotel.

For this abusing the treaty of peace doth plainly show how the King of Spain will have all things perfect, his plot is laid, before he will proceed to execute ... Whether this not breed most great danger and dishonour, I leave it to her Majesty's wisdom ; but if it should fall out so, I would I had never been born ... And if were to-morrow next on the coast of Spain, I would not land in any place to offend any ; but they should well perceive that we came not to spoil, but to seek out the great force to fight with them ; and so should they have known by message ... But I must and will obey.

Whether or not the lowest member could rely on the rest for support once out of prison is debatable ; in the political arena, the fall guy seems to function much the same:

Whether the advent of the 24 hour news cycle has increased the use of fall guys or not is an open question.