The broken neck would have proven the fatal injury, whether caused by the sinew cord around Lindow Man's neck tightening, or by blows to the back of the head.
Immunodeficiency, whether caused by medication or disease, can also predispose a person to catch cold.
The thought of a barn fire is an ancient fear, whether caused by lightning, equipment, spontaneous combustion or carelessness.
Changes in ambient temperature, whether caused by changing meteorology or nightfall, can have a dramatic effect on cooking times.
Although testosterone falls gradually with age, some studies suggest it is extreme stress - whether caused by divorce, bereavement or illness - that really sends the levels plummeting.
In Alaska, rising temperatures, whether caused by greenhouse gas emissions or nature in a prolonged mood swing, are not a topic of debate or an abstraction.
THE elements involved in a mining accident are overwhelming -- whether caused by fire or gas or the effect of gravity on unstable rock.
The companies are aiming to make those delays, whether caused by high demand or custom orders, a bit more bearable for the consumer.
And severe damage to the shrine, whether caused by American troops or Mr. Sadr's guerrillas, could provoke rebellion among Iraq's Shiites, who are a majority of the population.
But human-sparked fires — whether caused by accident or arson — tend to spread in April and May, when the state is still dry.
Whether caused by poetic hyper-arousal or disordered breathing, there is nothing, finally, inspiring about a grueling, protracted and debilitating spell of sleeplessness.
