31.   Justice does not comment on litigation pending before him, and neither Bush nor Morales would speculate as to how the judge might rule.

32.   NASCAR officials, however, refused to speculate as to how the belt could have come apart at such a critical time.

33.   Neither Hill nor McCormick would speculate as to how common either of the billing problems noted in Kansas City are at other public hospitals in the United States.

34.   One can only speculate as to what macabre moments await Monday.

35.   Parents can only speculate as to why the Baby Einstein videos captivate and enthrall their kids.

36.   Powell has been widely speculated as a possible secretary of defense or secretary of state in a Bush administration.

37.   Share prices gyrated wildly as bulls and bears spread rumors that may or may not have had any relationship to reality, and as traders furiously speculated in options.

38.   Showboat has been speculated as a takeover target because of the vacant land, which companies like MGM Grand could buy to enter the Atlantic City gambling market.

39.   Silas had been speculated as a candidate for the head coaching jobs with the Celtics and Miami Heat.

40.   Since then lawyers and legal scholars have speculated as to whether the detective would be tried for perjury.