The human mind has a tremendous ability to rationalize, and the possibility of making millions of dollars invites some hard-core rationalization.
Carrie veers between trying to rationalize and sacrifice her way out of her quandary.
As a writing teacher, I could rationalize and appreciate the girl's efforts.
Instead of crippling the industry, Congress should embrace a regulation that will rationalize and redeem it.
He wanted to rant and to plead, to rationalize and to predict.
It's easier to chose not to know, close your eyes to it, rationalize, and eat another hamburger.
Neither vision of feminism challenges the fundamental conceptual oppositions that serve to rationalize and legitimate women's subordination.
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It needs to rationalize and recapitalize its wobbly banks to get more credit flowing to businesses and consumers.
Museum officials are hoping that the renovation, to be completed by the end of 2009, will rationalize and simplify the experience for visitors.
And a big part of our pleasure – how we rationalize and justify our collective, bloodthirsty id – comes from placing pro football into a particular, peculiar context.
