Whether the extinction occurred gradually or very suddenly is debatable, as both views have support in the fossil record.

Whether or not the liturgical changes ( together with the other changes in the Church that followed the Second Vatican Council ) have caused the loss of faith that has occurred in Western countries is disputed.

Whether the proto-Huastecs split from the rest of the Maya in 2200 or in 1200 BCE, the separation occurred at least a millennium before the rise of classic Maya culture.

Whether the story is true or not, it has no connection with the Battle of Marathon itself, and Herodotus's silence on the subject of a herald running from Marathon to Athens suggests strongly that no such event occurred.

Whether Wycherley's experiences as a naval officer, which he alludes to in his lines " On a Sea Fight which the Author was in betwixt the English and the Dutch ", occurred before or after the production of Love in a Wood is a point upon which opinions differ, but probably took place not only after the production of Love in a Wood but after the production of The Gentleman Dancing Master, in 1673.

Whether this development was influenced by the Assyrians, as Rubin postulates, or perhaps the Achaemenid Empire, or whether they occurred spontaneously and entirely unrelated to the advances in heavily armored cavalry made in the Ancient Near East, cannot be discerned by the archaeological records left by these mounted nomads.

Whether this means that Coruscant was the original homeworld of humans or simply the most powerful world at the time is still up for debate, and there has been little said about the event other than that it occurred.

Whether foiled, aborted, or merely incorrect specific intelligence, the February 12, 2002 attack never occurred.

Recent histories agree that a massacre occurred: Richard Fuchs, author of An Unerring Fire, concludes, “ The affair at Fort Pillow was simply an orgy of death, a mass lynching to satisfy the basest of conduct – intentional murder – for the vilest of reasons – racism and personal enmity .” Ward states, “ Whether the massacre was premeditated or spontaneous does not address the more fundamental question of whether a massacre took place ... it certainly did, in every dictionary sense of the word .” John Cimprich states, “ The new paradigm in social attitudes and the fuller use of available evidence has favored a massacre interpretation ...

Whether the actus reus of an attempt has occurred is a question of fact for the jury to decide after having heard the judge's instructions regarding the law.

Whether its cultural influences, environmental influences, or political influences, the zietgiest should have an impact on the ways in which adapting occurred.

Whether he is correct or not, may however be knowable only with the benefit of hindsight, long after the action occurred ; the total effect of a strategic political decision may not be known until years or even decades after it was taken.

Whether despite, or because of, his troubles with the law and his studio, the films released immediately after his arrest were box-office hits.

Whether, however, these were taken immediately by Pope from Shaftesbury, or whether they came to him through the papers which Bolingbroke had prepared for his use, we have no means of determining.

# Whether the principal witness, Mr Tony Felice, was given a proper opportunity to give evidence about his observations of Mr McGee ’ s driving immediately before the collision generally and on the defence case that McGee was attempting to overtake Mr Felice from a position about to the rear of Felice ’ s car.

Whether these prohibitions actually affected maritime trade between southern China and Southeast Asia is not immediately apparent from the Ming texts, and perhaps through further archaeological research, it will be possible to piece together the ebbs and flows in maritime trade between China and Southeast Asia during this period.

Whether the Fathers, who died before Christ was born of the Virgin Mary, were justified and saved only by the blood which he shed, and the death which he suffered after his incarnation??

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??

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 ).

In May 2010, the Washington State Supreme Court provided an opinion after it was asked to certify a question referred by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington: “ Whether a public library, consistent with Article I, § 5 of the Washington Constitution, may filter Internet access for all patrons without disabling Web sites containing constitutionally-protected speech upon the request of an adult library patron .” The Washington State Supreme Court ruled that NCRL ’ s internet filtering policy did not violate Article I, Section 5 of the Washington State Constitution.

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 poems themselves are considered to constitute prophecies, or simply poems created after the events they appear to prophesy, tends to depend on whether the commentator is religious or not.

Whether his trip was of a military or peaceful nature depends on whether it took place before or after the 1036 peace treaty between Michael IV and Caliph Ma ' ad al-Mustansir Billah.

Whether this change was due entirely to the conquest is unclear, but the invasion and its after effects likely accelerated a process already underway.

Whether Holloway had some influence on the house's actions ( before or after his suicide ) is left ambiguous.

Whether or not the property settlement jurisdiction of the Family Court will be available depends upon whether the de facto couple separated after two years.

Whether the news of Harken's unexpectedly large loss hurt the company's investors unfairly was quickly discarded after the SEC examined Harken Energy's share price just before and just after news of the loss was made public.

Whether Schindler's story is true or not that Beethoven at first contemptuously dismissed Diabelli's waltz as a Schusterfleck ( rosalia / " cobbler's patch "), there is no doubt the definition fits the work perfectly – " musical sequences repeated one after another, each time modulated at like intervals " – as can be seen clearly in these three examples:

Whether hundreds of millions died or " merely " a few major cities were destroyed, Kahn argued, life would in fact go on, as it had for instance after the " Black Death " of the 14th century in Europe, or in Japan after a limited nuclear attack in 1945, contrary to the conventional, prevailing doomsday scenarios.

Whether that is because it was simply abandoned or because de Valera planned to introduce it after the 1948 general election ( which he unexpectedly lost ) is unclear.

Whether or not Belshazzar continued his regency under his father's authority after his return cannot be demonstrated from the available documents.

Whether or not Machaut's mass is indeed cyclic is contested ; after lengthy debate, musicologists are still deeply divided.

Whether Ugarit was destroyed before or after Hattusa, the Hittite capital, is debated.

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 rich or poor, are equal in death.

Whether the rumour of Oxford's death was related to the illness mentioned in his letters earlier in the year is unknown.

Whether there is a connection to the timing of Margaret's death to his living in Matamoros is not clear.

Richard Fuchs, author of An Unerring Fire, concludes, “ The affair at Fort Pillow was simply an orgy of death, a mass lynching to satisfy the basest of conduct – intentional murder – for the vilest of reasons – racism and personal enmity .” Andrew Ward downplays the controversy, “ Whether the massacre was premeditated or spontaneous does not address the more fundamental question of whether a massacre took place ... it certainly did, in every dictionary sense of the word .” John Cimprich states, “ The new paradigm in social attitudes and the fuller use of available evidence has favored a massacre interpretation ...

Whether Nero had intended Antistius to be put to death or whether, as many believed, he wished to make a display of his own clemency by saving him from a death sentence imposed by the senate, for the senate to have voted against the death penalty was clearly a serious upset to his plans.

Verina died early in the siege Whether her death was violent or not is uncertain.

Whether this account of his death be true or not, it is certain that he died in the utmost poverty, and was buried on 16 April 1685 in the churchyard of St. Clement Danes.

* Whether the conduct of the defendant that caused the death of the deceased was committed deliberately and with the reasonable expectation that death of the deceased or another would result ;

* Whether the defendant should receive a death sentence.

Whether one meets an untimely death or attains the Noble Path, the Prajñaptivādins viewed all such outcomes as being the result of merit and karma.

Whether or not this would have killed Mirage is not made clear, though some fans believe that since there was a high body count, his death is still likely.

Whether Sakamoto's death changed the legal climate around Aum Shinrikyo is a matter of debate.

Whether he was alive or dead was to be disputed as confusion and panic arose following the broadcast, prompting Anne Doyle to state that she could neither confirm nor deny his death.

Whether the true death toll is 90000 or 150000, these three findings give ample guidance towards understanding what must happen to reduce civilian deaths.

Whether it is the choice of names, nor the manner of greeting, or the mode of entertaining guests, or the method of administering oath in the court, or the process of taking out the funeral procession, at each and every step in life, from birth to death, this system of graded inequality is to be applied and observed.

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 he died in this way has been called into question ; see Edward II captivity and death.