In truth it is not speculation but indecision and timidity that are at fault.
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So your premiums have doubled, the average family's premiums have doubled over the last 10 years, and it is a certainty -- this is not speculation, it is a certainty that if we do nothing your premiums will double again over the next 10 years.
This has not stopped speculation that it will be Chen Long, a fighter pilot who has been to Russia to train with the cosmonaut programme.
Last week, SEC Chairman Christopher Cox told a Senate panel that the agency was not ignoring speculation that traders colluded to bring down Bear Stearns in a swift short-selling raid in mid-March.
Last week, SEC Chairman Christopher Cox told a Senate panel that the agency was not ignoring speculation that traders colluded to bring down Bear Stearns (nyse: BSC - news - people ) in a swift short-selling raid in mid-March.
Mr Cooper said his party was not prepared to comment on the speculation and would not advise anyone connected to the party to do so.
"We're not commenting on speculation, " said Charles Iles of Mitsubishi Motors Australia.
But investors are frustrated that the deal has not yet gone through amid growing speculation that it may not happen at all.
Houses will once again be somewhere to live, not vehicles for speculation.
Genzyme said it would not comment on speculation about marketing deals.
In the case ExxonMobil and their mid-western refineries, they are not interested in this sort of interaction, they want oil delivered in 60 days, they are not interested in speculation.
The minister would not confirm or deny speculation that a bank was behind the demolition.
Please do note that this is informed speculation, not a result of any inside knowledge.
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Meanwhile, Smith would not be drawn on speculation about a takeover bid for Rangers by a London-based consortium.
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Posner et al are arguing that things which people use, or would use, purely for speculation should not be allowed.
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There is much speculation, not only about who could fill Kennedy's leadership role, but also his day-to-day work in the Senate.
He would not be drawn on speculation that pressure from large retailers had encouraged local processors to source cheaper supplies form abroad.
Or to put it another way, the vast majority of foreign exchange trading was supporting market speculation, not genuine wealth-creating activity by businesses.
One thing that struck a few observers is the fact that the proposals that came out yesterday did not mention rating and speculation in oil markets.
Prospects for Supervalu and Skilled Healthcare hold less certainty since they gains have been driven purely by speculation and not any actual intent by the companies themselves.
"The 'Today' anchors are under contract, and beyond that we prefer not to comment on speculation and rumors, " a spokeswoman for the show said in a statement.
QUIST-ARCTON: Well, he did sound pretty optimistic when he spoke to us yesterday, although he warned journalists and urged us not to listen to speculation and rumors.
West Ham's plight was not helped by intense speculation earlier in January that Grant is on the verge on being sacked as manager, with Martin O'Neill lined up to replace him.
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In other words, short-term speculation was not diminished.
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There's been speculation that not all the senior princes agreed with him - and were fearful that this approach would do further damage to US-Saudi relations, which in recent months have come under severe strain.
Such speculation is not surprising.
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