Whether you experienced the passion of desire I have, of course, no way of knowing, nor indeed have I wished with even the most fleeting fragment of a wish to know, for the fact that one constitutes by one's mere existence so to speak the proof of some sort of passion makes any speculation upon this part of one's parents' experience more immodest, more scandalizing, more deeply unwelcome than an obscenity from a stranger.

Whether the ribosome exists in a free or membrane-bound state depends on the presence of an ER-targeting signal sequence on the protein being synthesized, so an individual ribosome might be membrane-bound when it is making one protein, but free in the cytosol when it makes another protein.

Whether the current ROC makes Taiwan already independent or not is controversial in Cross-Strait relations.

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 having a bigger hippocampus helps an individual to become a cab driver, or if finding shortcuts for a living makes an individual's hippocampus grow is yet to be elucidated.

" Whether reading " Beyond Words " makes for a happier, easier or more fulfilled life, I couldn't say.

Whether this chloride flow is excitatory / depolarizing ( makes the voltage across the cell's membrane less negative ), shunting ( has no effect on the cell's membrane ) or inhibitory / hyperpolarizing ( makes the cell's membrane more negative ) depends on the direction of the flow of chloride.

Whether this is because it makes little practical difference or for other reasons is at present difficult to say.

" Whether a founder tunes the nominal or the strike note makes little difference, however, because the nominal is one of the main partials that determines the tuning of the strike note.

Whether or not it was brought to England from abroad, it has long been disputed whether clotted cream originated in Devon or Cornwall, and which county makes it the best.

" " Whether the abstraction is God, the State, the Party, the Organization, Technology, the Family, Humanity, Peace, Ecology, Nature, Work, Love, or even Freedom ; if it is conceived and presented as if it is an active subject with a being of its own which makes demands of us, then it is the center of an ideology.

Whether or not that makes them blood relatives, remains unrevealed.

Whether the cues are positive or negative, strong emotional attachment makes the cue more self-relevant and easier to remember.

Whether or not Augustus substituted the public Lares with " his own " Lares is questionable ; augusti can be interpreted as descriptive, a shared title and honour ( the " august " Lares ) but when coupled with his new cult to the Genius Augusti, Augustus ' deliberate association with the popular Lares through their shared honorific makes the reformed Compitalia an unmistakable, local, " street level " aspect of cult to living emperors.

Whether or not she makes it is more dependent on her looks, her ability to dance, and her label's promotional abilities than on the record itself, which is about par for this sort of thing.

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 there be other good or not, the good of the present life is good, and it is good to seek that good.

Whether or not every good boy deserves fruit doesn't depend on any particular boy.

" Whether the story of the vision is true or not, the banner of St Cuthbert was regularly carried in battle against the Scots until the Reformation, and it serves as a good example of how St Cuthbert was regarded as a protector of his people.

Whether it's used for good or not depends on the person using it.

Whether using a rifled or smooth bore, a good fit was needed to seal the bore and provide the best possible accuracy from the gun.

Whether this is a good measurement of innovation has been widely discussed and the Oslo Manual has incorporated some of the critique against earlier methods of measuring.

: Whether there be any spontaneous or anomalous generation of animals, as has been the constant opinion of naturalists heretofore, I think there is good reason to question.

Whether the hiring of Crosby was a good idea or not in hindsight, his organisation of the campaign was credited with making the Conservative election drive much more professional and organised than at the previous election.

* Whether the police acted in good faith ;

* Whether the police had good reason to suspect the accused of criminal activities ;

Whether this is a good trade or not can be a difficult decision, even for human players.

Whether his indictment is a true one, I cannot say ; but if you can only confront the parties and decide the matter on its merits, I think the unfortunate man may be able to make good his charge, if indeed a stranger from the country unarmed, abject and impecunious to boot, has ever a chance of a fair or kindly hearing against adversaries with all the advantages he lacks, arms, astuteness, turbulences, and the aggressive spirit of men backed by numerous friends.

Whether government deficits are good or bad cannot be decided without examining the specifics.

Deng's famous “ Cats Theory ” (“ Whether it is a black cat or a white cat, as long as it can catch the rat, it is a good cat ”), in fact, originated from Liu.

During his long military career, Liu often stated that “ Whether it is a black cat or a yellow cat, as long as it can catch the rat, it is a good cat ” to demonstrate that the purpose of war is to win, no matter what strategies you take.

Whether it was signing autographs for fans by the players entrance or who came up to him on the street Roenick always tried to have a good rapport with the fans and reach out to them each day.

Whether the discriminatory oophagy was a result of decreased tolerance of alien odors during the later, reproductive phase of the colony cycle, or an actual discrimination between worker-and reproductive-destined eggs, remains to be supported with good evidence.

In 2007, psychopharmacology expert John Brick said of his visit to a Manhattan clinic, " Whether it's from some mysterious combination of vitamins or just good diet and exercise, I can't say.

Whether Adam is bad or deserves fruit depends on Adam.

Whether a piece of music is perceived as good or bad can depend on whether the music heard before it was unpleasant or pleasant.

Whether the results were good, bad, in tune or out was no big deal -- they had élan.

Whether in bad taste or not, he said it was his goal to be appreciated, and " to be appreciated you must be read.

Whether a concept analogous to the principle of internal responsibility operates in a nation's external relations is less obvious and more difficult to establish.

Whether or not Danchin is correct in suggesting that Thompson's resumption of the opium habit also dates from this period is, of course, a matter of conjecture.

Whether it could be as disastrous for American labor as, say, Jimmy Hoffa of the Teamsters, is a matter of conjecture.

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 this is done out of enlightened self-preservation, I don't know.

Whether in his forthcoming book C. P. Snow commits the errors of judgment and of fact with which your heavily autobiographical critic charged him is important.

Whether there were too few automobiles in 1940 or too many now is problematical.

Whether the check is certified or uncertified, the tax is not paid until the check is paid.

Whether considered alone or in relation to other editions, COLH 40 is a document of prime importance.

Whether this abnormal TSH differs chemically from pituitary TSH, or is, alternatively, normal TSH with its period of effectiveness modified by some other blood constituent, cannot be decided without chemical study of the activity in the blood of these patients and a comparison of the substance responsible for the blood activity with pituitary Aj.

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 Plato's tale of the lost continent of Atlantis is true, skeptics concede that the myth may have some foundation in a great tsunami of ancient times.

Whether this was a reflection of his age or of the fact that Christie was by now heartily sick of him it is difficult to assess.

Whether this was during one of Poirot ’ s numerous retirements or before she entered his employment is unknown.

Whether he also did in the case of the Mediterranean with the kingdom of Kaptara ( possibly Cyprus ), as claimed in later documents, is more questionable.

Whether this is public or private information should be agreed upon between players before the game begins.

Whether this temple replaced an older one, or a mere sacred precinct or altar, is not known.

Whether or not the original Artistic License is a free software license is largely unsettled.

Whether this whole process resembles animal apoptosis closely enough to warrant using the name apoptosis ( as opposed to the more general programmed cell death ) is unclear.

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

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.