11.   Allied leaders remained resolved to press ahead to end the Kosovo crisis, and there was increasing speculation about the use of ground troops.

12.   Allied leaders remained resolved to press ahead, and there was increasing speculation about the use of ground troops.

13.   Amid increasing speculation that ground troops will be sent into Kosovo, NATO Secretary-General Javier Solana said no such decision would be taken at the summit.

14.   Club owner Jack Walker is to meet Wednesday with Dalglish amid increasing speculation that he may be fired.

15.   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.

16.   His visit comes at a time of increasing speculation that S-FOR may be contemplating the arrest of war-time Serb leader, Radovan Karadzic.

17.   Increasing speculations suggest that Demirel will not give the mandate to Mrs. Ciller even if Yilmaz fails.

18.   Increasing speculation that the Fed could move to cut interest rates sooner than had been expected helped lift Treasury securities with shorter maturities.

19.   That data was helpful in diffusing increasing speculation the Federal Reserve would move to again ease interest rates in the near future.

20.   That data was helpful in diffusing increasing speculation the U.S. Federal Reserve would move to again ease interest rates in the near future.