Sentence examples for is disputed whether from inspiring English sources

It is disputed whether the magi were from the beginning followers of Zoroaster and his first propagandists.

It is disputed whether the name Judah was originally that of the tribe or the territory it occupied and which was transposed from which.

Some cephalopods (squids, cuttlefish, octopuses) have luminous glands, although it is disputed whether the luminous material is produced by the epithelium itself or by bacteria.

It was the primary agricultural unit though it is disputed whether all settlement in Attica was "nucleated" (that is, whether all farms were clustered together around demes), as one view holds.

It is disputed whether the siemens was named after the German-born engineer-inventor Sir William Siemens (1823 83) or his brother, the electrical engineer Werner von Siemens (1816 92).

At one time those who fell under this definition were widely referred to as French Canadians; now it is disputed whether French has to be one's mother tongue to be included in this group.

"No one is disputing whether or not Martha knew the Waksals were selling on December 27th.

Recently it's been disputed whether the painting was a Raeburn, but I don't think it matters.

It has been disputed whether the point of reference might have been the midpoint between the stars Kochab in the Little Dipper and Mizar in the Big Dipper or, more recently, the midpoint between Thuban and Draconis.

Peter Griffiths QC, defending, told the jury that it was disputed whether insulin was a "causative factor" in Mrs Arden's death.

But it could be disputed whether Socrates is existentially dependentR upon his life whether he necessarily would not have existed if it had not for it may be urged that he might have had or led a different life.