31.   The Highlands Regional Council assistant chief executive, Chris Claridge, was reluctant to speculate on how much EC money the region would stand to gain.

32.   Mr Allan declined to speculate on the reaction of the fleet to the council decision.

33.   She said yesterday that it was not profitable for the new trust members to speculate on why the Scottish Office had not appointed a member of the medical school.

34.   He packed his writing tray away whilst speculating on other possibilities.

35.   Also, many traders will speculate on movements between global rates or the spread between benchmark securities.

36.   Also, many traders will speculate on movements between global rates, or the spread between benchmark securities.

37.   American companies are unwilling to speculate on how possible future sanctions will hurt their sales in China.

38.   American and British Airways said on Friday that they were still committed to working together, but executives at rival airlines and analysts immediately began speculating on new partnerships.

39.   American officials would not speculate on what step the United States might be prepared to make, saying the topic was being discussed in Washington.

40.   Analysts could only speculate on the possible price of a Genentech IPO.