Sentence examples for find rationalizations from inspiring English sources

It's not surprising that intellectuals could find rationalizations for a war that their own book-bound bloodlust had helped produce.

The result would be exactly the intent of the law: to reduce sharply any truly risky activities because lawyers would not be able to find rationalizations in any of the law's language.

I believe he will not spend his own money in such large amounts and will find some rationalization to explain to his supporters why despite his net worth in the billions, he is not doing that.

The authors found that the rationalizations used for clinical actions based on CPG knowledge by the residents were similar to previously reported barriers by Cabanna et. al. (1999).

Yet it has revealed the tip of an iceberg, demonstrating that words of concern on climate only go so far that when educated and privileged institutions like Harvard are asked to make a sacrifice or take a risk, they too cower behind any rationalization they can find for the status quo one that loads risk onto the next generation and especially the poor.

She concluded, "I do not find any evidence that, given denials, rationalizations and blame-shifting, that the respondent's treatment has in any respect diminished his risk".

The fact that respondents often cited germ theory when asked why they wash their hands is likely to reflect the desire to give 'the right answer' to interviewers and to a post-rationalization of other motives they find hard to discern and report because handwashing behaviour is often habitual and hence carried out unconsciously.

"Do you think this war is about Helen?" asks Calchas, raising the tricky question of public rationalizations and private motives many readers will find troublingly relevant.

Others in top television news roles settle for the syrup of self-congratulatory rationalization -- as in the mission to "find new modes of making news interesting and compelling entertainment".

Most people have suffered a bout of jealousy now and then in their lives but most people find this is a fleeting experience and soon replaced by rationalizations that allow them to get over it and get on with life.

And if someone does find out about his grooming habits, he may use the ultimate rationalization -- the hair gel or the coordinated outfit was all to "get the girl" or the job.