Sentence examples for first rationale from inspiring English sources

The first rationale was to eliminate weapons of mass destruction.

His speech here, to the annual convention of the American Legion, came a year to the day after Vice President Dick Cheney used an appearance before another veterans' group, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, to set out the administration's first rationale for war with Iraq.

Indeed, the first rationale would appear to violate the state's constitutionally-mandated neutrality among religions.

The first rationale is to protect highly specific religious minorities.

The first rationale is no longer relevant after the repeal of the "sexual deviant" ground of inadmissibility in 1990.

The first rationale, "the doctrine serves the interests of domestic competition": "Because of the diversity of the population of the United States, coupled with temporary visitors, all of whom are part of the United States marketplace, commerce in the United States utilizes innumerable foreign languages.

But a fourth rationale deserves consideration.

When that rationale proved elusive, a third rationale was formulated: to bring democracy to the region.

When they could not be found, the second rationale was to link Saddam Hussein to Al Qaeda.

Mr. Bienenstock said there was a second rationale to shut down Excite@Home.

But a reluctance to show an unfinished print may be concealing a second rationale.