The phrase "a rationalising" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the act of providing rational explanations or justifications for something, often in a context where reasoning is being discussed.
Example: "His response was more of a rationalising than a genuine explanation of his actions."
Alternatives: "a justification" or "a reasoning".
But land with the rest of the bunch in a "vmbo" (vocational education) school, and your chances of making it to university are slim.Like many an apparently archaic and arbitrary institution, the Citotoets began its life as a rationalising reform.
But as was the case with former presidents Mary Robinson and Mary McAleese, it's been clear that a rationalising of Irish-English relationships has been high on President Higgins's agenda.
Susan Wendell, a Canadian sociologist with chronic fatigue syndrome, writes that this kind of thinking "may be part of a rationalising rejection of one's former, healthy self, in order to adjust to a new body and a new way of life".
They also downgraded the importance of sexuality to their wellbeing, which might reflect a rationalising adjustment to the lack of an available sexual partner.
Nor is it by any means certain to happen, despite the advantages of a rationalised system greater efficiency and lower requirements for collateral from its users.
… due to its substantial citizen engagement and the way in which the independence referendum has been managed democratically by both sides, this case demonstrates very good practices efficient governance, social media usage and a rationalised dialectic.
America said it would consider "the broad range of options".The British, French and German governments told European aerospace and defence-electronics companies to come up with a "rationalise or die" plan in order to compete better with America's defence industries, which have restructured radically since the end of the cold war.
Rather than continuing to innovate through measurement, the social sector as a whole rationalised itself into a corner.
There is an evidence rationalising the proteasome inhibitory action of WA in which WA is shown to inhibit chymotrypsin like activity of a purified rabbit 20S proteasome (IC50=4.5µM) and 26S proteasome in human prostrate cancer cultures (at 5-10µM) and in xenografts (4-8 mg/Kg/day) [ 31].
In an attempt to rationalise a situation in which a researcher would end up having a string of 5-year contracts, the 12-year rule--15 years in medicine--capped the time period that a university (or publicly funded research institute) is allowed to hire using temporary contracts.
In the latest stage of reforming GCSEs and A-levels, there is a consultation over rationalising the range of exams on offer.
