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 in prose or poetry, all of Heidenstam's later work was concerned with Sweden.

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??

Whether this, or overt action, was the cause of the crash must be promptly determined.

Whether or not Wally lost his job was no concern of mine.

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 a wise policy or not, it caused the Roman legionaries to look down on their emperor as one who was prepared to commit unsoldierly conduct.

Whether the motion was due to an irregular distribution of the Earth's atmosphere, thus involving abnormal variations in the refractive index, was also investigated ; here, again, negative results were obtained.

Whether Bragi the god originally arose as a deified version of Bragi Boddason was much debated in the 19th century, especially by the German scholars Eugen Mogk and Sophus Bugge.

" Whether Johnson's description was entirely truthful or embellished is unclear, but it seems likely that Teach understood the value of appearances ; better to strike fear into the heart of one's enemies, than rely on bluster alone.

Whether this was an attempt to foster increasing unity by dissolving legal boundaries between communities, or to effect domination of the Turkish Cypriots by the majority Greek Cypriots, remains controversial.

Whether or not this incident is true, Adomnan's text specifically states that the monster was swimming in the River Ness-the river flowing from the loch-rather than in Loch Ness itself.

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 a genuine attempt to reconcile with hostile factions in the Senate cannot be ascertained.

Whether it was Sidney next challenged Oxford to a duel or the other way around, Oxford did not take it further, and the Queen personally took Sidney to task for not recognizing the difference between his status and Oxford's.

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

Whether this similarity was intentional or accidental, it may explain why the plainer fashion of placing the stars in three parallel rows was preferred by many Americans over the quincuncial style.

Whether and how far the council was confirmed by Pope John VIII is also a matter of dispute: The council was held in the presence of papal legates, who approved of the proceedings, Roman Catholic historian Fr.

Whether uterine vellum ( vellum made from aborted calf fetuses ) was ever really used during the medieval period is still a matter of great controversy.

Whether or not underground, it needs to be housed in a pipe that is vacuum pumped in order to prevent internal air drag, such as with a mechanical shutter kept closed most of the time but a plasma window used during the moments of firing to prevent loss of vacuum.

Whether MAD was the officially accepted doctrine of the United States military during the Cold War is largely a matter of interpretation.

Whether they remained in the area during periods of extreme cold is unclear.

Whether commissioned officer, mercenary, or both, Standish apparently came to Holland around 1603 and may, according to historian Tudor Jenks, have seen service during the Siege of Ostend in which Vere's English troops were involved.

" Whether or not the anti-semitism manifested in France during the Dreyfus Affair was indicative of the majority of the French or simply a very vocal minority is open to debate.

Whether all have become public I do not know, but I seriously suggest to the Government that the best way of clearing our honour in this matter is officially to publish the whole of the engagements relating to the matter, which we entered into during the war.

Whether he was a child or an adult during his time in Constantinople is unclear, as the year of his birth is unknown.

Whether built during the Byzantine, Bulgarian or Ottoman rule of the city, the churches of Nesebar represent the rich architectural heritage of the Eastern Orthodox world and illustrate the gradual development from Early Christian basilicas to medieval cross-domed churches.

Whether or not some had freed their hands during the firefight has never been established, nor is it known whether all three broke at the same time.

Whether he became king during a revolt of 623 – 4 or during the one which inevitably followed the Avar defeat in 626, he definitely took advantage of the latter to solidify his position.

Whether it begins singing during migration is not known.

Whether or not some had freed their hands during the firefight is not established nor if all three broke at the same time.

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.

Whether the superstratum case ( the local language persists and the intrusive language disappears ) or the substratum one ( the local language disappears and the intrusive language persists ) applies will normally only be evident after several generations, during which the intrusive language exists within a diaspora culture.

Whether, as alleged by some, Waynflete fled and hid himself during the period covered by the battle of Wakefield and Edward's first parliament in 1461, is very doubtful.

* Whether it would retaliate to a chemical or biological attack with nuclear weapons ; specifically, during the Persian Gulf War.

Whether he ceased to exist or exists only as an aspect of the post-Crisis Earth has not been determined, although his mentor died during the final part of the Crisis defending the new Earth from the Anti-Monitor.

Unexpectedly, the Supreme Court announced on March 5, 2012, that it would hold additional argument on the case during the October 2012, term, and directed the parties to file new briefs on the question " Whether and under what circumstances the Alien Tort Statute, 28 U. S. C.

Whether a particular instance of a take-out slide is legal within the rules of baseball is a judgement call made by the umpire, usually based upon how close the baserunner comes to the base they are approaching during the slide.

Whether because they had no wish to fight, or because they could not support a second messiah in addition to Jesus, or because of their harsh treatment by Bar Kochba during his brief reign, these Christians also left the Jewish community around this time.

Whether the Olympic episode or subsequent injury and poor performance was the primary cause, Zhou apparently retired from badminton during the 2005 season.

Whether the pushes were accidental or not was never known, but Mitchell injured his knee and declared himself unable to fight on during the seventh round, giving Tszyu an unlikely type of knockout.