    Sentence. 4: Responding to ‘Speculation that she  was ready to.retiré,, justice Sandra Day:0 'Connor|  indicated today’ that, she-would -serve -out thé  ext termof the Supreme Court’:    Sentence 2: justice-Sandra Day O'Connor said  today that she would ‘serve out the next term of|  the Supréme Court, dismissing speculation. that  she was ready to retire; .