1.   Inevitably there has been considerable speculation on the causes and implications of urban disturbances.

2.   Long before spacecraft missions first explored the Moon, speculation on the origin of the lunar craters abounded.

3.   Speculation on their colourful lives and enormous bank balances have provided much needed excitement in a sea of bland, beige tailoring.

4.   The hours passed in fruitless speculation on one side of the room and loud snoring on the other.

5.   The German half point rate cut yesterday has set off speculation on a rate cut in the UK despite Chancellor Kenneth Clarke dampening speculation.

6.   Chairman Ray Crofts announced yesterday that there would be no change in the running of the club for the foreseeable future, despite recent speculation on new owners.

7.   There was speculation on the Feethams terraces even before Alan Noble took over as chairman.

8.   The use of merlons and fluted aprons around doorways make these tenements look like transplants from the New Town, not speculations on the edges of the Old Town.

9.   Among pessimists, the debate goes further, to speculation on the causes of the instability.