71.   Once a species is painted or sculpted, later illustrators generally honor the speculations of the original artist.

72.   Other bank shares rose amid speculation of further takeovers, with Barclays Plc, Abbey National Plc and National Westminster Plc all getting a boost.

73.   Other defense stocks also gained amid speculation of more mergers.

74.   Other banks also gained amid speculation of further takeovers in the industry.

75.   Other banks also gained amid speculation of takeovers in the industry.

76.   Pacing bank shares were Banque Nationale de Paris SA, Compagnie Bancaire SA and Credit Commercial de France SA amid renewed speculation of restructuring in the financial services industry.

77.   Prior to the report on Britain and monetary union, the dollar had been falling against the mark on revived speculation of a German interest rate increase.

78.   President Suharto dismissed speculation of a possible military coup and criticized food distributors for hoarding products in anticipation of higher prices.

79.   Qualcomm said it planned to issue a press release later today, but declined to comment on the speculation of the joint venture.

80.   Regarded as a barometer of interest-rate expectations, shorter-term notes made strides amid the speculation of a rate cut this half.