1.   Analysts have speculated for more than a year that Bogle would retire because of concern about his health.

2.   Analysts and industry watchers have speculated for nearly a month about whether the companies were in talks.

3.   Analysts had speculated for months that the inexperienced Moctezuma would have to be replaced by a tougher political operative.

4.   Analysts have been speculating for months that such a transaction was in the works.

5.   As for Keenan, it had been speculated for several days that he would replace second-year coach Tom Renney.

6.   Bankers and analysts speculated for months that FERC would ask the utilities to sell some of their plants.

7.   Bankers and analysts had speculated for months that FERC would ask the utilities to sell power plants and transmission lines.

8.   Booker, a cornerback whose departure has been publicly speculated about for many months, could smile while telling the story.

9.   Canadian and U.S. bond investors have speculated for weeks about whether the Fed will boost its overnight lending rate to slow growth and temper inflation.

10.   He is just happy that he will be in the rotation, after Yankees officials speculated for months that he might not be ready until the end of May.