Sentence examples for spate of speculation from inspiring English sources

When we headed into the recession there was an inevitable spate of speculation about its likely characteristics.

A spate of speculation put some life into the market, pushing the FTSE 100 to its highest level since June 2008.

A spate of speculation helped a nervous market end the day on a positive note, despite continuing worries about the eurozone crisis.

This discovery is bound to prompt a spate of speculation by early Renaissance specialists about the reasons for this so far unique way of presenting a large devotional panel.

Austen's Darcy turns 200 this year (in case it's been possible to miss that marketing juggernaut) and there's been a spate of speculation on his endurance, his various incarnations, and why Jane Austen is inimitable.

A new spate of takeover speculation enlivened the oil sector.

But a spate of takeover speculation proved a welcome distraction from the never-ending eurozone crisis.

On a day when the market was searching for direction, things were livened up by a spate of merger speculation.

Another spate of takeover speculation failed to prevent leading shares recording their first decline in eight days.

Investors shook off interest rate worries for once, preferring to concentrate on a spate of takeover speculation surrounding the likes of Whitbread and Sainsbury's.

As leading shares recovered from early losses to record a second day of gains - just - there was even a spate of takeover speculation.