51.   Gardner would not speculate as to why North Korea had agreed to talks here and could not give a list of North Korean participants.

52.   He declined to speculate as whether the contract for the next batch of offshore patrol vessels will be awarded to the same group.

53.   In Limassol, police declined to speculate as to the motive, but said Hakkemes had been under investigation for drug offenses.

54.   Neither space program would speculate as to how much longer the men could remain on board.

55.   Scientists can only speculate as to how the bones wound up in the tree stump.

56.   She practiced extensively Wednesday with Davenport, although Mary Joe Fernandez is also widely speculated as a possibility.

57.   Several Israeli newspapers Sunday speculated as to whether Arafat might resign or flee the Palestinian territories.

58.   There was no public claim of responsibility, and officials could only speculate as to a motive.

59.   He would not speculate as to the outcome.

60.   Analysts and observers in Phnom Penh said they could not speculate as to why the broadcast was cut off.