Sentence examples for counter speculations from inspiring English sources

The deficiencies speculated by the EFSA were addressed and invalidated by one or more appropriate controls within each of the individual biomonitoring studies in question; most studies contained numerous controls to counter speculations of contamination or cross-reactivity of ELISA antibodies.

Oracle executives reiterated the company's intent to acquire a rival software maker, PeopleSoft, for $7.3 billion, hoping to counter speculation that the merger was looking increasingly unlikely.

Mr. Armani, whether because of the economy or to counter speculation about his health (Mr. Armani is suffering from a liver ailment, according to his spokesman), energetically fired up some of his classics.

European stock markets have surged, and the euro and pound have fallen, after the UK and European central banks both moved to counter speculation that monetary policy will be tightened.

To counter speculation that it had disappeared, or been taken to Russia, he showed part of it to a few ambassadors in the summer pavilion of the palace that year.

In a letter to the chancellor, Alistair Darling, the CBI's director general, Richard Lambert, says the government needs to accelerate its efforts to get the public finances back on track to counter speculation that it is the next European country at risk of moving down the credit ratings.

"I think what we have got is a stable minority government," he said, trying to counter speculation that he might find himself in the position of Pierre Trudeau, a former prime minister, who was forced to negotiate with the New Democratic Party on almost a daily basis to remain in power in the early 1970's.

Swansea released a statement after Rodgers was presented as the new Liverpool manager to counter speculation that a trio of Swans - midfielder Joe Allen, defender Ashley Williams and full-back Neil Taylor - are transfer targets.

Not all conflicts can be resolved and not all are productive; the role of politics is to try to prevent the first and avoid necessary conflicts going into gangrene; the role of planning is to build spaces and opportunities so that the different populations may interact, make housing segregation and fruition difficult, and counter speculation.

Administration officials also countered speculation that Mr. Bush was reluctant to risk American lives in Liberia because of qualms among some Republicans in Congress.

So when he sent an e-mail message to all 230 of them on Friday, he was just countering speculation in news reports that he might be leaving for Washington to succeed HARVEY L. PITT as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission.