| It says it is nonsense to talk of revitalizing the construction industry, because that would fuel real estate speculation. |
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| He said housing should not be treated in the same way as non-essential traded commodities for speculation, or investment. |
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| Reports that the guns might be destined for sale to the drugs underworld were dismissed as pure speculation. |
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| He has shown his lethal shooting touch but has yet to go on a tear, creating speculation he doesn't have much left. |
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| Our game plan is to go the distance, in spite of persistent speculation to the contrary. |
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| His comment set the internet ablaze with speculation that the entire episode was a hoax. |
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| There is speculation that there could be a series of simultaneous bombings across the country. |
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| It's easy shuttling between a style of largely absurdist speculation and sudden pockets of very serious assertion. |
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| Keegan quashed speculation that he is about to add Inverness Caledonian Thistle striker Dennis Haynes to his staff. |
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| The publication of each new volume prompts fevered speculation on the story line and late-night queues of children outside bookshops. |
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| The connections have caused a firestorm of speculation on Internet blogs and in chat rooms. |
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| Asked what he thinks about that constant speculation, the Frenchman's acid response is that his counterpart must have a good agent. |
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| He says continuing speculation about the company's future is wearing workers down. |
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| Scurry down the rabbit hole of speculation about who would win, Man U or England, and you're in danger of never returning. |
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| How the military action evolves in the coming weeks, months or years is open to speculation. |
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| Dan, we only have a few seconds left, but there has been some speculation in resent days, fresh speculation, about a John Doe number two. |
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| Many of the new concession holders had no intention of putting the land to productive use and speculation and corruption became rampant. |
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| Okay that was the dumbest speculation I've ever had and you bastards let me say it like some sort of idiot. |
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| Under the regime of fiat currency these ratchets are irresistible as they are powered and amplified by speculation. |
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| He kept his own counsel, did not appear to let the speculation affect him in any way and, ultimately, secured his dream move to Liverpool. |
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| If this sounds like wild speculation, recall that it has in fact been standard political practice since the time of Machiavelli. |
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| As long as I'm toasting Keller based on wild speculation, let me tip my glass to Risen. |
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| After all, if speculation is based on concrete facts and is not just a wild guess, it's part of science. |
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| Famous faces appear without saying a word, prompting the speculation that a good deal of footage may have been left on the cutting room floor. |
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| His remarks prompted speculation last night that the Government was purposefully sending out mixed messages to try and wrong-foot opposition. |
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| When he joined the company as finance director six years ago, the City was alight with speculation that it was about to be taken over. |
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| The shortfalls in military recruiting have led to speculation that the government might be forced to reinstitute the draft. |
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| There was some speculation that he might simply be laying the melodrama on thick for the benefit of the crowd, but I don't see it. |
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| The circumstances under which the fish reached the crater lakes have been a subject of speculation for many years. |
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| Artificially low short-term rates and a steep yield curve had induced enormous leveraged speculation. |
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| But if special insight is far beyond my ability, amateurish speculation based on a questionable assumption is not. |
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| The speculation was fanned by the yuan's rise on April 29 to its strongest in a decade. |
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| A spokesman for the company last night refused to comment on the speculation linking him with the top job. |
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| As an aside, Ridley Scott last year came out and said that Deckard was actually a replicant, apparently putting to rest years of speculation. |
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| Should this happen or not, the forces of separation are stimulating speculation about possible reshuffles of party allegiance. |
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| There has been speculation that the plane which went down in Pennsylvania was shot down by US Air Force fighters scrambled to track it. |
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| Jordan may use the occasion to make an announcement following weeks of speculation about who would get the job. |
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| Another factor is speculation the Malaysian ringgit might be devalued and this put pressure on the Singapore dollar as well. |
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| The way that speculation is discussed has generated a substantial literature in applied language study, with two important manifestations. |
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| At the same time, governments have usually moved to stave off depreciatory, not appreciatory, speculation against their currencies. |
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| The mercurial winger has been the subject of a summer of speculation since being shipped out on loan to Reading in April. |
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| There has been much armchair speculation on this question, but remarkably little evidence. |
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| Shannon's left eyebrow rose in speculation as Rogers fidgeted with the twin coffee mugs in his rough iron grip. |
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| The ruins of this building are still the cause of much speculation as to their purpose. |
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| Mr Dunne was rumoured to be considering his own bid for the group but cleared up speculation in recent weeks. |
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| The rumour mill has gone into overdrive this summer, with much excitement and speculation over Arnold Schwarzenegger's next blockbuster project. |
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| White House spokesman Scott McClellan dismissed the speculation as simply a part of what he called the beltway rumor mill. |
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| Much of prospect analysis, no matter what sabermetrics say, is speculation. |
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| It is large enough to be conspicuous, and as it attracts attention, it also attracts speculation. |
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| He refused to comment on speculation that his e-tailer is looking at buying a US online toy seller. |
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| He rejected speculation that a way of killing that could not be detected in an autopsy had already been discovered. |
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| There has been speculation the maverick Republicans use the isolated sand dunes along Ballyhornan beach to test fire guns and explosives. |
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| Rampant inflation made speculation in real estate and other tangibles much more rewarding than productive work and investment. |
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| Despite flashbacking and fast forwarding, the storyline is so tangled it encourages speculation. |
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| Lots of future campaign speculation, loads of laughs, food and music were on tap for the gathering of women movers and shakers. |
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| There had been speculation that Division One would be made up of 10 teams as opposed to the past season's 12 divided into two groups of five. |
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| He believed that the apparent scarcity of land was the result of land speculation and maldistribution that would be remedied by the single tax. |
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| Long a source of speculation, the song's title and elliptical lyrics are thought to refer to male menopause. |
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| But, like any good game of telephone tag, the truth and the rumors gelled together to make a big old stew of speculation. |
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| It engages in a fantastical speculation about what the future might hold, as any good science fiction does. |
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| We are only privy to snippets of information and media speculation, whereas he has all the factors to consider. |
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| The Royal Society sought to put all speculation to rest with a truly scientific approach. |
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| I wrote my first term paper, in 10th grade on the subject, and have read a good deal of speculation about the killer's true identity. |
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| Sadly, ongoing conspiracy theories about the Masons in all probability fueled some of this speculation. |
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| The further matter, that of being scurrilous and spreading speculation, is a matter for voyeurs, not Ministers. |
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| To me this rationalization parallels the theosophical speculation of New Age favorites like Rudolf Steiner, not the medical knowledge of science. |
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| She is a thin-skinned politician who has been wounded by acres of speculation about everything from her dress sense to her sense of humour. |
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| The story was originally dealt with in a secretive way that led to speculation that the injury could be very serious. |
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| Wilson's baseless speculation did not accurately reflect the movement's activities in Uzbekistan or our program for reform. |
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| They thrive on speculation and controversy and highlight divisions, issues and problems. |
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| The park should thus be seen as part of the real estate speculation and developments in the area. |
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| They probably did so with melodramatic flourish, causing fear and speculation to run wild. |
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| The New York Times report cleverly tries to insinuate that the caper involved currency speculation, but the truth is more interesting. |
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| There has been much speculation that the Lions are merely keeping it all under wraps. |
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| The entire series is built on speculation about alien life, sentient or otherwise. |
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| Heaven knows what they are making of speculation that he is in the frame for a Scotland call-up. |
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| The French National Assembly passed a resolution in November supporting the Tobin tax on international financial speculation. |
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| The proposal for a 'Tobin tax' on international financial speculation is gaining widespread support. |
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| Challengers Juve, who play Vicenza today, are currently befogged in speculation. |
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| After weeks of speculation, it has been decided that he will be the final Olympic torch-bearer in the Sydney leg of the Athens torch relay. |
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| There has been much speculation about winning horses that have dropped in price on the tote board during the running of a race. |
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| Is there value to certain types of non-nutty Internet speculation that the mainstream media, for the most part, refuse to touch? |
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| As we do not yet know the actual timing and circumstances of the election, speculation at the moment is basically shadow-boxing. |
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| Despite an extensive investigation, the parents have not been traced and the circumstances of the birth remain a matter of speculation. |
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| How Britain expelled the invaders and what was then the state of the country can only be the subject of informed speculation. |
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| The Rumour Mill sorts through the mine of transfer speculation and football gossip as the transfer window opens for the summer. |
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| Margaret admitted to being sick with nerves throughout Sunday and tried to close her mind to the speculation around her. |
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| It's understandable that speculation ran high as to what kind of biennial exhibition he would assemble. |
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| There is much speculation about what it is that the Big Brothers from Brussels will say, good and bad, about Bulgaria. |
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| Fortunately, Florida land speculation is no longer considered a treasonable offense. |
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| Could those rumors of late-night binging at the Lincoln Memorial be more than mere speculation? |
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| Wouldn't it be horrible if all of the confusion and speculation turned out to be just a mix-up in medical terminology? |
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| After weeks of speculation, Rangers finally showed their hand when they faxed a formal offer to Rovers yesterday afternoon. |
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| If the thrice-heir was a betting man, he would have put his money on the last speculation. |
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| There is speculation that he was born on the wrong side of the blanket, as the illegitimate son of a local squire. |
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| Despite speculation to the contrary, the compensation issue is of limited significance. |
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| He was attacked by the media and speculation grew that he was unable to cope with crises. |
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| In addition, the uncertainty principle of quantum mechanics prevents speculation on times shorter than 10-43 seconds after the big bang. |
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| But with their identities still a mystery, speculation that drugs bosses might have sanctioned the gruesome deaths began to fade. |
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| So it acquires a mythic status based on inference and speculation, rather than actual content. |
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| There was speculation that he might have been struck by the boom and thrown overboard as he changed the sail. |
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| But that has not stopped a boomlet of speculation, most of it on the Internet. |
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| End speculation about how far that ball went, and find out how fast your favorite slugger swings. |
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| This line of reasoning can only end in unprofitable speculation about who initiated tensions. |
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| One speculation I make in the book is that our current consumer culture may be based upon the naturalist intelligence. |
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| Now the speculation has begun about what led the proud parents to choose such an unusual name. |
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| Outside such parameters, it's just so much speculation, no matter how poetically put. |
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| And yet, whenever an unwitnessed crime is alleged, such speculation is valid. |
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| But while such signs of speculation are troubling, there is little solid evidence that a real estate bubble is puffing up. |
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| And that was it-just those two breathless weeks, then years of mild regret and intermittent speculation. |
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| Even idle speculation may not be quite valueless if it is recognized for what it is. |
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| The way land speculation hit the private housing market gives us a broad hint of how personal spending power was reduced. |
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| Underneath the chapel lie a series of sealed vaults, the contents of which are the subject of constant speculation. |
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| However, speculation remains rife that the money generated will be used to fund redundancies this summer. |
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| This foreign exchange speculation now outstrips global trade in goods and services. |
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| The Labour Government though isn't buying into all the speculation, saying it's the incumbent's prerogative to name the day New Zealanders will go to the polls. |
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| This sad drama has been compounded by an engulfing fog of speculation, frequently reaching a tone of hysteria. |
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| Having deliberately created speculation about a snap election, Howard is now in a position to say that the only way to end the speculation is by holding one. |
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| From there on rational thought was lost in a fug of unfounded speculation. |
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| The larger impact sites have prompted speculation that collisions in Phoebe's past could have blasted off enough material to have formed Saturn's smaller retrograde moons. |
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| Some worry that none of the contenders can stop Dean's anti-establishment candidacy, prompting speculation that high-profile alternatives may join the race. |
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| But with the 24-hour news cycle now, they just use speculation as filler until they actually get some real news to report on. |
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| Thus far the tomb at Amphipolis has produced artistic wonders, adding to speculation that its occupant held very high rank. |
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| There is still much speculation concerning initiating triggers. |
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| There was no official scorekeeper, but as usual, certain items were identified with certainty, some were the subject of learned speculation, and some brought laughter. |
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| At the top of the economic ladder are tens of thousands of millionaires and multimillionaires who have made huge fortunes through financial speculation in the last decade. |
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| But feverish speculation and the constant patter of vaudevillian innuendo came to overshadow more serious business. |
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| This is very much a global liquidity crisis in the works, with unprecedented leveraged speculation at the root of the unfolding financial debacle. |
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| For Sanders, all of that speculation is nonsense, beltway gossip that is distracting people from running to the barricades. |
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| For nebulous, ambiguous speculation, nothing comes close to this work. |
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| The result was to put the mystery of Mary in the context of ecclesiology and Christology, reining in the excessive expansion of Mariological speculation. |
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| In doing so he referred to the evidence of the pathologist and concluded that it was pure speculation to suggest that the deceased was bound with the bed sheet. |
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| And despite years of speculation, nobody has proved Assad has any germ warfare capability at all. |
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| All of this speculation has clearly ruffled Parker's feathers a little. |
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| Souness's relationship with Yorke has shown clear signs of strain during recent weeks, prompting speculation linking the former Manchester United star with a move to Wolves. |
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| The speculation continued, the market crashed, and Mitchell was indicted in 1933 for tax evasion. |
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| As the couple takes to the hustings, speculation is rife over the post-nup agreement. |
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| There has been a lot of idle speculation about what might happen, but no one really knows. |
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| Many of our men of speculation, instead of exploding general prejudices, employ their sagacity to discover the latent wisdom which prevails in them. |
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| Many of the colony's laws for the years between 1735 and 1740 have been lost, so what happened to the public treasurership during that time is largely a matter of speculation. |
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| But that would be silly, like tacking some ill-conceived speculation onto the end of a story about boring financial statements to juice it up a little. |
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| The language is boilerplate, but given the deluge of speculation regarding their fate, it seems to underline the extent of the uncertainty surrounding its plans. |
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| There was even speculation that ultrasound measurements could possibly be used to identify whether a woman had a G spot. |
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| These and many other questions besides have previously been interesting matters for political and number-crunching speculation. |
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| There was a lot of speculation at the time about whether the long-term agreement could really be consummated. |
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| When a publicly quoted company is surrounded by merger and acquisition speculation, its shares tend to advance in anticipation of a healthy offer price or takeover premium. |
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| Despite some recent speculation to the contrary, he now looks certain to be given the time and space to deliver on a venture that he can justly claim as his. |
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| With speculation that most EV charging will be done within owners' homes or workplaces this is an opportunity to help reduce the owners' costs and tackle range anxiety. |
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| Romney has said that he considers the white horse Prophecy just a matter of speculation by church members. |
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| As speculation of a hung jury escalates, Diane Dimond reports on the courtroom chatter. |
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| But it was enough to catapult Davis into the national spotlight and raise immediate speculation about statewide office. |
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| Now that the wedding is on, all of the fervid speculation of the last few years seems justified. |
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| Yet an answer, or even a speculation, would have added insight and originality to this terrific but risk-averse debut. |
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| The speculation that the next Bond might be black has Rushbo all hot and bothered. |
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| But despite rumors of a Game of Thrones theme, Parker was quick to quash the speculation. |
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| Although there are millions of pages of material on the web, it's an uncharted frontier of rumour, speculation, wild theories and baseless postulation. |
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| He slept in an upright position in a custom armchair, so the reasons for his lying down to sleep are open to speculation. |
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| The appearance of an air-sea rescue helicopter above the building led to speculation he was not going to miss out on a rare good-news picture opportunity. |
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| Any upcoming release of a new Apple product guarantees a deafening cacophony of idle speculation from tech sites. |
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| There was speculation she would clash with flinty GOP holdover Defense Secretary Bob Gates. |
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| But it all turned out to be speculation, the White House said on Monday, debunking the sensational story. |
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| Similar speculation about Zucker and the Post has sloshed around in the blogosphere before. |
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| Beard does admonish the tendency of both academics and popular authors to present speculation as historical truth. |
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| I think it was on the Ashley Banfield show on CNN, and she brought up the speculation. |
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| Of course, now that the reorganization is official, the speculation stops and the backbiting from disenchanted executives begins. |
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| The company has brushed aside speculation that its contract with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia is in trouble, saying all is well across the Tasman. |
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| Just think, if the people who are now kvetching about freedom of speech simply posted their names on the website, then none of the speculation would have happened. |
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| Responding to media speculation about the price increases, the Energy Ministry last Friday rejected reports that it was considering cancelling night tariffs for electricity. |
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| And that's why nearly all speculation, learned or otherwise, about the future directions of jazz is always futile. |
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| His recommendations were the Picts or the Minoans, because hardly anything was known about them and you could spend a happy lifetime of speculation. |
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| What is so difficult to understand about my point that speculation based on book learning is not equivalent to speculation based on personal experience? |
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| Normally there'd be a longer primary campaign, there'd be a little bit of a lull before the conventions, and some speculation about the veepstakes. |
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| Martin's presumptuous and unproven speculation borders on the absurd. |
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| The yardbirds are in the throes of rumour-induced psychosis after being gripped by speculation that our entire unit is about to be transported to a faraway place. |
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| Her new comments will only add to ongoing speculation that the Yorks plan, one day, to remarry. |
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| The simian immunodeficiency virus destabilizes lamellar and promotes hexagonal phase, leading to the speculation that it has an effective negative intrinsic curvature. |
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| All of this occurs amid speculation about her own presidential ambitions. |
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| We operate today in an extraordinarily unsettled financial environment dominated by leveraged speculation and U.S. foreign liabilities of unprecedented amounts. |
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| A new rich class enjoyed a flamboyant lifestyle, which too many people tried to copy by means of credit and stock-market speculation, within an unsound banking system. |
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| There was at that time unfounded speculation that B vitamins acted as systemic insect repellants, 12 possibly because of the aroma of yeast excreted via the sweat. |
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| Going any deeper into speculation would be journalistic sensationalism. |
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| In reply to Ely, Brown conceded that some service may be rendered by land speculation, and he cited Fisher's The Nature of Capital and Income in support of this opinion. |
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| After the trial, amid much popular speculation over the justice of the sentences passed, authorities pardoned one of the prisoners and reprieved another. |
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| There is much speculation but little direct evidence for a specific role of secondary metabolites in the growth and reproduction of the organisms that produce them. |
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| His teachings, preserved in the lunyu or analects, form the foundation of much of the subsequent Chinese speculation on the education and comportment of the ideal man. |
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| Anne Boleyn, second wife to Henry the VIII, is a specimen of speculation, admiration, and everything in between. |
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| Although there had been some speculation Pryor could be the trial balloon for the extreme parliamentary move, it now appears several others could head to the floor before him. |
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| Although there has been some academic speculation as to who actually wrote this pamphlet it is generally regarded as Hume's creation. |
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| Armoured car maker Alvis was one of a number of Midland companies linked to merger speculation over the weekend. |
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| The findings strengthen earlier speculation about not only wobbegongs, but other shark species. |
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| There was speculation that the Yugoslavs were unhappy about security arrangements at the venue or the lack of a Russian general. |
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| They ruled out speculation that the heavy metal thallium was to blame for his sickness and also said radiation poisoning was unlikely. |
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| But, beyond the name, there always appears in the speculation of angelology the theme of an immediately neighboring supreme Presence. |
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| And despite the speculation that the photo was staged, the snoggers have been identified and the moment proved real. |
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| There was speculation that the find was was more likely to be linked to animal liberation groups than dissident Irish terrorists. |
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| There is speculation that this may be a growing trend, and warrants further monitoring. |
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| The mystery woman turned up at the most high-profile events with Kim Jong-un, leading to fresh speculation that she's Kim Jong Kardashi-un. |
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| After more than 30 years of speculation among Colombia's biologists, unusual titi monkeys there have been confirmed as a distinct species. |
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| The incumbents are facing re-elections and retirement and the eventual control of the chamber is open to speculation. |
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| Just why moderate exercise training improves the outcome of patients with stable CHF is still a matter of speculation. |
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| So despite the speculation about the right to roam, I doubt you'll wake up to find a gathering of grockles in your front garden. |
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| Wales and Lions hooker Matthew Rees has re-signed with the Cardiff Blues, ending speculation about his future. |
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| The book is just a lot of idle speculation about the future. |
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| There is speculation that this otherwise unidentified isle was Newfoundland. |
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| That, of course, is pure speculation, unsupported by evidence. |
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| Bluebirds boss Mackay tried to play a straight bat to the most recent bout of speculation concerning his position. |
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| The spectacular speculation runups and falls tend to obscure the fact that every time the ratchet twists the base is higher. |
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| The event prompted speculation that the president was auditioning ghostwriters. |
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| In case of lymphoma breast mamogram shows only a homogeneous tumour shadow without either micro calcification or speculation. |
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| Ever since, a series of fake screenshots and speculation as to what Chrome will offer has bombarded the Web. |
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| There is broad speculation that, without significant changes, mass transit is susceptible to the same type of disruption. |
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| Raiffeisen-Holding Group, which first invested in the UK in 2008, dismissed as speculation recent reports that it planned to sell Nom. |
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| Only an occasional change in Hearn's colorman had to be decided, usually without much speculation. |
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| There was speculation that Church had decided to take a break from her singing career to focus on her television show. |
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| More than pounds 90m was added to the value of Pilkington yesterday on speculation that the glassmaker was attracting takeover interest. |
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| But there is great speculation as to how Apple could trump the iPod with an invention capable of global mesmerisation. |
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| There is speculation as to what caused this variation within the three chronospecies. |
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| Further astronomical associations, and the precise astronomical significance of the site for its people, are a matter of speculation and debate. |
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| There has been much speculation as to the causes of this, which remain uncertain. |
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| There is some speculation that the inscription was added by Claudius himself decades later, and that he originally did not appear at all. |
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| If I may intersert a short speculation, the depth of the sea is determined in Pliny to be fifteen furlongs. |
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| In the event, the Conservatives did secure an overall majority, rendering much of the speculation and positioning moot. |
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| There has been much speculation about the possibility of reopening the old Shrewsbury and Newport Canal route. |
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| Now something of a forgotten figure, James was a land surveyor who had made a fortune in property speculation. |
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| Boulton's partner Fothergill refused to have any part in the speculation, and accepted cash for his share. |
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| There is therefore speculation that the maypole was in some way a continuance of this tradition. |
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| In future, some new technique might lead to an experimental test and the speculation would then become part of accepted science. |
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| He did indeed refer to himself as the dodo, but whether or not this reference was to his stammer is simply speculation. |
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| This gap led to press speculation that Rowling had developed writer's block, speculations she denied. |
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| Since he left no explanation for the move biographers have offered their own speculation. |
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| The rest of the tour was immediately cancelled, prompting widespread speculation about Led Zeppelin's future. |
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| Music critics praised the band's performance and there was widespread speculation about a full reunion. |
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| The collaboration garnered a positive response from both fans and critics, resulting in speculation about future projects together. |
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| There is a speculation that the game originated among soldiers throwing short arrows at the bottom of a cask or at the bottom of trunks of trees. |
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| Following this, there was media speculation that Harry Redknapp would take the job. |
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| After much speculation, control of the club was bought by London financier Pat Matthews, who also brought in Doug Ellis as chairman. |
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| There was speculation that this was due to a failure of corporate sponsors to make use of tickets they had received. |
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| Elizabeth's personal fortune has been the subject of speculation for many years. |
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| One popular speculation suggests the Black Irish are descendants of survivors of the Spanish Armada, despite research discrediting such claims. |
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| There has long been speculation about the possibility of the European Union eventually becoming a fiscal union. |
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| Some of these soldiers had visible gunshot wounds to head, leading to speculation that they had been executed. |
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| Quitting stock-market speculation was the greatest decision I ever made, moneywise. |
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| During the bidding process, there was considerable speculation over which companies had bid for the zones. |
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| But assertions, speculation, and testimonials do not substitute for evidence. |
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| Both characters feel themselves in trouble, and there was speculation that Alan Ayckbourn himself may have felt himself to be in trouble. |
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| The nature of the world, according to Berkeley, is only approached through properly metaphysical speculation and reasoning. |
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| The unknown fate of the legion has been the subject of considerable research and speculation. |
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| Quantities of Roman goods found at Traprain Law, East Lothian might suggest that this proved profitable, though this is open to speculation. |
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| Moreover, his theological beliefs led to speculation about the heat death of the universe. |
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| The result was considered a surprise, as there was speculation that the SNP could have won an upset similar to Glasgow East. |
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| This has sparked speculation that the troop may now begin to undertake more ceremonial duties in Scotland. |
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| After much speculation, the official website for the band redirected users to another website which asked for the user to enter a password. |
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| There has been speculation as to what regnal name the prince will choose upon his succession to the throne. |
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| Some saw an advantage to high interest rates by speculation in real estate and other assets. |
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| There has also been speculation that identifies the ancient Nuragic Sards with the Sherden, one of the Sea Peoples. |
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| It is impossible to exaggerate the importance of Holland in the seventeenth century, as the one country where there was freedom of speculation. |
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| Or maybe it was sheer irritation at the four solid months of feverish speculation from Oscarologists as to what they would do? |
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| There has been considerable speculation on the possibility of using nuclear weapons to cause tsunamis near to an enemy coastline. |
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| Although Operation Sea Lion was never attempted, there has been much speculation about its hypothetical outcome. |
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| This has led to speculation that the island was discovered by a previous expedition. |
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| Another speculation is that the extinctions are related to several large meteorite impacts that occurred about this time. |
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| Furs might have served as a currency and may have been traded to some degree, but this is speculation. |
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| Traces of coca and nicotine found in some Egyptian mummies have led to speculation that Ancient Egyptians may have traveled to the New World. |
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| This new approach liberated scientific speculation from the dogmatic restraints of Aristotelian science, and paved the way for new approaches. |
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| But which dialect of Germanic language was spoken is pure speculation and remains a matter of dispute. |
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| Much speculation and study has been produced on the potential meaning of these inscriptions. |
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| Some speculation exists that the Pechenegs drove off the Tivertsi and the Ulichs to the regions of the upper Dniester river in Bukovina. |
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| When the Codex Regius was discovered, it seemed that this speculation had proven correct. |
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| The exact number of Tamils killed is still a speculation that needs further study. |
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| As for Smith, there is much preopening speculation that Grapes of Wrath will head for Broadway after its Chicago run. |
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| Despite intensifying speculation about his future, Mr Costello has not announced if he will recontest Higgins. |
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| Critical reviews of that time demonstrate these two views, along with confused speculation as to the identity of the author. |
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| Most of his fortune was lost by the dishonest speculation of an uncle, in whose hands Wilson had carelessly left it. |
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| Both faces of the cross bear badly weathered inscriptions which have been the source of much speculation since the 19th century. |
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| Despite speculation that the lion had escaped from Colchester Zoo or a local circus, all such animals were accounted for. |
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| Sudden fortunes, indeed, are sometimes made in such places, by what is called the trade of speculation. |
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| However, as soon as the actress posted the pictures of her recovery post the operation, it led to speculation that she has had a nose job. |
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| Tom Hanks and Audrey Tatou star in Dan Brown's fanciful speculation on the Madonna. |
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| However, the Academy Awards head honcho has rubbished speculation on this matter. |
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| While appearing to listen to Adelaide, her eyes wandered over me with speculation askant in them. |
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| To employ always the same witnesses, he would excite speculation, and expose himself to the imputation of fickleness or capriciousness. |
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| Upon this account political disquisitions, if just, and reasonable, and practicable, are of all the works of speculation the most useful. |
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| As opposed to striving for balance or objectivity, Foxification pushes journalism towards more comment, speculation and politicisation. |
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| Around the middle of 2012, speculation was rife about the likelihood of the so-called Grexit. |
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| Owing to the uncertainty of this passage, there has been much speculation regarding the original home of the Anglii. |
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| And there is speculation that some dairy producers will swap their cows for sucklers which could maintain a buoyant market for beef heifer replacements. |
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| There is strong speculation that demilitarisation will move up the political agenda in the post-election discussions involving all Northern Irelands political parties. |
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| He has only kept quiet on the speculation linking him with the Leeds job because he wants the board to loosen the purse strings so he can purchase some new players. |
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| Rosberg was confirmed as staying with Williams until the end of 2009 on 9 December 2007, ending speculation that he could take Fernando Alonso's vacated seat at McLaren. |
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| As part of the boat remains underground and there is no proof of the boat's overall shape and size, much speculation as to its total length and its shape has been made. |
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| The speculation is alveolar macrophages deposit them there as the macrophages transport asbestos fibers through the lymphatic system after phagocytizing them in the alveoli. |
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| The chief object of De Palma's persistent speculation has been the underpinnings of the homosocial sphere itself, presented as hardly innocent, even at its chummiest. |
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| Though it was officially said that he died of heart failure, there has been speculation that an overdose of cocaine and barbiturates played a part. |
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| During last June, Air Namibia had cancellation of the flight to Accra, ending months of speculation about certain quarters not favouring continuation of the Accra route. |
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| Persisting speculation that China may tighten its grip on credit and revalue the yuan also drew yen buying against the dollar and the euro, dealers said. |
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| The presence of Sigier here has occasioned much critical speculation, since he was an adversary of Aquinas who publically confuted the Averroist ideas Sigier promoted. |
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| Kabbalistic grammatical speculation was directed at recovering the original language spoken by Adam and Eve in Paradise, lost in the confusion of tongues. |
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| The Prime Minister used a major speech to stamp on speculation that a second referendum could be held after a stronger renegotiation of UK's terms of membership. |
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| The development appears to end speculation that Coleg Gwent and CAVC could merge to form the biggest provider of further education anywhere in Wales. |
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| There has been speculation that George Mallory and he reached the summit. |
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