Sentences with phrase «speculate on whether»

The agency announced it will raise premiums and sell delinquent loans as it seeks to avoid taking aid from taxpayers for the first time in its 78 - year history, but when asked whether those steps will be enough to overcome the deficit, FHA Acting Commissioner Carol Galante declined to speculate on whether these measures would be enough to keep the agency from seeking Treasury assistance.

As to whether or not the bureau might be considering investigating or taking action against any other members of the Canadian real estate industry, Scott says that «by law, the bureau is obliged to conduct its investigations confidentially», adding that «it would be inappropriate to speculate on whether the bureau may or may not investigate any organization in the future.»

Instead, investors buy contracts that track the underlying assets price and they speculate on whether the contract price will increase or decrease by the contract expiration date.

I won't speculate on whether the subtle LeBron James branding of this particular product (on the Beats website and in commercials) has anything to do with the price, but this is not what a $ 200 pair of earphones should sound like.

I don't want to speculate on whether that's going to be easier or more difficult in the future, other than to say our wish is that it becomes easier.»

Bacal won't speculate on whether other Canadian firms may be close to the same fate as befell Heenan Blaikie.

But other firms say that they haven't yet seen any additional work, and that it is premature to speculate on whether significant work will in fact materialize.

While I have no sympathy for either law professors or law schools, it is interesting to speculate on whether for - profit law schools will lead traditional schools to develop programs that aim to prepare students to pass the bar exam and practice law, rather than sticking with programs that aim to create scholars capable of researching and writing a law review article.

(It's intriguing to speculate on whether Guston actually saw this work, but that possibility remains, to my knowledge, unprovable.)

In the end, it is still too early to speculate on whether the game would be good or not as it is still in the planning stages.

Here the trader will speculate on whether the price of the Bitcoin will go up or down by a set expiry time.

The schemes allow investors to speculate on whether a stock or commodity price will go up or down.

Some of the students are also about to sit an Edexcel statistics paper and they took to Twitter again later to speculate on whether it would prove as challenging.

We wonder if motivation can be taught and we speculate on whether inspiring students is really part of our jobs.

I can't speculate on whether this upcoming content will be significant or good, and for the purposes of this review I won't take into consideration content that doesn't yet exist, but for players who are currently investing their time and money into Sea of Thieves, this is an enticing promise that should excite fans.

«People still speculate on whether it's real.»

«We can only speculate on whether obesity might in some way cause these changes or whether obesity is a consequence of brain changes.»

The authors do not speculate on whether the layers became mixed through natural sedimentation processes or excavation errors that caused some artifacts to be assigned to the wrong occupation levels.

An EnCana spokesman, Doug Hock, told ProPublica the company wants «to better understand the science and the source of the compounds» found in the water near Pavillion before he would speculate on whether the company was responsible.

Trinkaus and colleagues, describing the partial skulls in March in Science, won't speculate on whether they belonged to Homo sapiens transitioning from archaic to modern, the elusive Denisovans or an as - yet - unidentifi ed hominin species.

It was geologists who first noticed the evidence of huge impact craters on Earth that had formed long after the solar system settled into its present form, prompting biologists to speculate on whether those collisions dramatically altered life's evolution.

He would not speculate on whether or not the increase in the number of panhandlers on city streets is in any way related to a significant decline in the number of summonses issued for quality of life infractions from fiscal year 2013, just before the beginning of the de Blasio administration, to the close of fiscal year 2015, which ended on June 30 this year.

They would not speculate on whether the deal will be approved.

He declined to speculate on whether the governor might repeatedly call the Legislature back to Albany if members try to skip town without passing marriage, saying only that it would be his «prerogative.»

A Cuomo campaign source declined to speculate on whether the governor might endorse Sen. Mark Grisanti, who's running on the Independence Party line after losing the GOP primary.

Gooch declined to speculate on whether the district would ultimately join in the suit or would consider buying the land.

City Council members did not speculate on whether a skate park should be built next to the Garden Plots, but they reviewed the lease agreement and will discuss the Park District's proposal at the Aug. 3 council meeting.

Why focus on the long term with its pervasive risk and uncertainty when it's cheaper and less risky to speculate on whether the PMI Services number will be up or down and how new short - term expectations will affect markets?

In a January 26 video, NEM Foundation vice president Jeff McDonald said that he does not want to speculate on whether Coincheck will be able to reimburse all affected parties.

Over the past few years, smartphones and tablets have arisen to become mobile gaming powerhouses, leading observers to speculate on whether the death of portable systems such as the Vita is nigh.

Ownership of the asset (in this case silver) never lies in the hands of the trader, they are simply speculating on whether the price of the underlying asset will increase or decrease.

The positive news on bitcoin comes at the same time as industry insiders are speculating on whether China could be looking at allowing cryptocurrency trading again.

I withdraw from speculating on whether there is such a being until sensible proof for one has been provided, and the religiously inclined have never been able to come up with any even as many of their number insist that their beliefs are factual.

@DrunkCynic - I am not interested in speculating on whether this will happen or not (this is clearly offtopic).

Suddendorf speculates on whether the gap will decrease, stay the same, or increase.

You have speculated on whether in future machines will nurse babies and the elderly (3 June, p 46), replace psychotherapists...

They do this with the intention of taking advantage of the change in currency prices by speculating on whether the value of one foreign currency will rise or fall in comparison to that of another.

Short for foreign exchange, trading forex involves speculating on whether one currency will strengthen or weaken against another currency e.g. GB Pound / US Dollar.

Ever since GTA V was released late last year on PS3 and Xbox 360, gamers everywhere have been speculating on whether or not it will be released on the Xbox One and PS4.

A column in the Business section of The Times speculates on whether higher food prices will drive investors and innovators back into food research.

The Ninth Circuit's opinion is available here, and John Elwood of the Volokh Conspiracy offers an interesting overview in his post last week speculating on whether the Court would review the case.

Surprisingly, even JPMorgan Chase & Co., have started speculating on whether they should perhaps make Bitcoin futures available on their platform.

Not exact matches

Tariffs the Trump administration imposed last week have left observers speculating about whether the U.S. is on the brink of an international trade war and economists debating the merits of free trade versus protectionism.

Many people in the mainstream no longer question whether Bitcoin can be integrated into the global financial system, but instead speculate on how it will be integrated.

In speculating on this image, I suggest that the reader bear in mind that no attempt has been made at a general discussion of Christian education whether in local church or elsewhere.

Physicist David Bohm, who dares to speculate on what he considers to be the philosophical implications of modern physics, asks whether thought itself might not be part of reality as a whole.

On examination it proves that this idea has come into historical acceptance gradually, and there is perhaps some reason to speculate as to whether it will persist in its current form.

If they can't prove whether a multi-verse exists, do you think they would be trying to speculate on where it came from?

Tom Brady commented on an NFL Network Instagram post speculating whether his Patriots could draft Jackson this May.

Then we can speculate whether a team will visit the White House or The Capitol dependant on which side a team leans and what party holds the Presidency.