1.   His name has come up in the rumour mill as a possible director for the project.

2.   The rumour mill, however, is full of likely failures.

3.   This year the Treasury rumour mill has been working overtime.

4.   The Washington rumour mill suggests that the president secured his narrow majority only by promising all sorts of concessions.

5.   Already the local rumour mill was turning.

6.   But as it turned out, the rumour mill churned new lies which were later spread.

7.   In the melee, rumour mills have started working overtime -- pushing up prices in the bargain.

8.   In this case, the foreign media, rumour mills and the Internet.

9.   Among the months circulating in the rumour mill are October this year and January, March and April next year.

10.   But as the rumour mill predictably ground out speculation and counter-speculation, Cruyff was being touted elsewhere in the British press as the leading candidate for the post.