61.   There has been speculation for months that Zeroual might resign from office, pushed out by the military elite which first put him in power.

62.   There has been speculation for months that Zeroual, a retired general, might resign from office.

63.   There has been speculation for several weeks that peace talks were imminent and would be held in either New Zealand or Australia.

64.   There has been speculation for some time that the IRA might pour concrete over arms dumps which it has already shown to a team of international inspectors.

65.   There was speculation for years that Pecorelli was killed because he was trying to blackmail leading politicians.

66.   Warburg has been the subject of takeover speculation for months.

67.   Whether Adam as the first man created out of dust and therefore not born of woman had a navel has been a matter of debate and speculation for centuries.

68.   But there has been speculation for weeks that the event was in danger.

69.   Clinton, however, countered widespread speculation for a three-way summit with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat which is considered too high-risk in the volatile climate.

70.   Manuel tried to calm things down on Monday, saying the government would only gradually lift foreign exchange controls -- a source of speculation for many months.