41.   There was even speculation by some members of the Giants organization that Bugel might come in this weekend for a second interview.

42.   Those statements touched off a flurry of speculation by industry analysts, many of whom said the chip business would almost certainly be sent packing.

43.   What the sender chooses to display in the picture often leads to interesting speculation by the receiver.

44.   Yet Japanese monetary officials have quieted that speculation by repeatedly saying they have no plans to raise rates soon.

45.   Peres scoffed at recent speculation by an Argentine Supreme Court judge that the embassy bombing may have been the work of an extremist Jewish group.

46.   Cathay Pacific Airways is expected to end months of speculation by joining Qantas Airways, British Airways and American Airlines in a global alliance, a report said Friday.

47.   Currency shifts have been highlighted by the inability of central banks to counter massive speculation by investors who use highly-leveraged derivatives.

48.   Delays in the review process for what would be the largest-ever airline merger have prompted increasing speculation by industry experts that the deal will fall through.

49.   Franks, however, dismissed speculation by Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf that the terrorist leader may have died of kidney failure.

50.   However, this was merely based on speculation by fire-fighters and tribal people and did not substantiate the evidence on offer.