1.   And there are signs that the prevalent speculation just before the rally was against the stock market.

2.   He has been the subject of trade speculation before.

3.   Speculation before the game concerned whether the Niners would cover the point spread.

4.   Ravanelli, captaining Marseille in place of the injured Laurent Blanc, denied speculation before the match that he would be returning to Juventus.

5.   Still, the lower-rate policy is a note of clarity in a economic strategy that is muddied by speculation even before its official launch.

6.   There also had been speculation before the congress that the military might allow it to proceed because it expected dissension in the NLD ranks.

7.   There had been speculation before his comments that Premiere could be shut down immediately.

8.   There was speculation before this series that Taylor was preparing to retire following the Ashes contest, although he never suggested it was correct.

9.   There was strong speculation before the club owners met that they would agree to a deal which would be lucrative to them but unpopular with armchair supporters.

10.   There was speculation before the draw that UEFA would make some allowance to keep England and Scotland apart.