61.   Intense speculation has surrounded the health of the president, who suffered two heart attacks last year, amid his bid for re-election against Communist challenger Gennady Zyuganov.

62.   Among people in Sarajevo, intense speculation has surrounded the circumstances of the arrest of the two officers by the Bosnian authorities.

63.   But dealers said that despite intense speculation the meeting would inspire fresh economy-boosting action from Japan, nothing concrete emerged.

64.   But his comments prompted a fresh round of intense speculation in the press.

65.   Clinton also ended intense speculation by announcing that he had asked Attorney General Janet Reno to retain her post.

66.   Despite intense speculation that the attack was linked to unrest in Algeria, the French government insisted on Wednesday it was too early to make a connection.

67.   Everything else is the subject of intense speculation.

68.   There is intense speculation that Pillai has already left Bombay for his home town of Quilon in the southern state of Kerala.

69.   It came amid intense speculation that a settlement had been reached, although a Palace spokesman refused to comment.

70.   Officially, few major announcements of substance are expected from the interview, despite intense speculation in recent weeks about a government reshuffle.