1.   But another scholar speculates that the figure was carved by a reclusive, avant-garde sculptor.

2.   A few scholars have speculated that John might have been an Essene.

3.   Scholars can only speculate on why Sugihara did what he did.

4.   Scholars have speculated that Nixon had pleaded with the jury to indict Hiss, and not Chambers.

5.   Scholars of religion speculate on how the tumultuous history of the ancient Jews is reflected in their holiest book.

6.   Some scholars have speculated that Jesus actually was born in March, a time of year when shepherds would have been out watching their flocks by night.

7.   Some scholars have speculated that the harsh sentence was imposed in the expectation that it would be overturned higher up in the chain of command.

8.   Some scholars even speculate about religious traditions on other planets, should intelligent life actually exist there.

9.   Some scholars speculate that the cliff dwellers may have been of a different social or religious order.