To lack confidence at the outset seems rational to me.
The Macy character seems rational, but his composure is only skin deep, and his attempt at order is failing him.
She will sign a petition or write an article if, on reflection, the cause seems rational or needs a "voice": Afghan women, for example, or gay adoption rights.
She comes across as a paradox: an unambiguously dynamic, charming, kind and generous person in all our conversations who, until she starts talking about UFOs, seems rational.
It's the victory not of a radical transcendent moment in society, but a move towards a position that seems rational and normal – boring, in fact.
So it seems rational to welcome a device that separates the dangerous part of smoking (the tar, carbon monoxide and smoke released by the process of combustion) from the nicotine.
This is a false economy, which seems rational to the airlines since much of the cost of lost bags is currently passed on to passengers, in the form of inconvenient delays, forced clothing replacement and so on.
It seems rational to create a professional ethics code for networked experts.
It seems rational to refuse, no matter how huge the prize.
The amazing issue is this seems rational to a multitude of investors currently.
