Rationales

One of my rationales is the fact that so many contexts insist on the book being covered, which can discourage external supplementary material and also make it feel unfeasible (not to mention impractical to have to lug it around as looseleaf extras or even extra notebooks) – and the fact that (I believe) without a specific invitation to do their own thing outside the formal bounds of the coursebook content, some teachers may not notice the potential for this, or end up with a syllabus/schedule that makes no room for it. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Thus, said the article, one of the main rationales for punishment is undermined. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Ya see, the rationales from the Bush Corporation have shifted so many times that I just couldn’t rememberize what our troops were dying for. ❋ Unknown (2006)

His two main rationales – weapons of mass destruction and the Al Qaeda/September 11 connection – have been proved false … by the President’s own weapons inspectors … and by the 9/11 Commission. ❋ Unknown (2004)

If, however, liquidity discounts or any other rationales are accepted as a reason for taking only 66 percent of market value for the full group of warrants Treasury holds, the shortfall to taxpayers could be as much as $2.7 billion. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It seems that one of Metro's "rationales" against a Westwood station in the heart of Westwood is the route the subway would take when leaving the area on its merry way towards Santa Monica by the sea. ❋ John Mirisch (2010)

Obviously, these also aren't "rationales" for behavior either, just my theories as to why some people might conclude that Mexican laws aren't worth respecting. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I merely meant to describe the political game as played by ALL participants and the "rationales" behind their stratagems, be they Cheney or Obama. ❋ Steven Barnes (2009)

Instead, you have "rationales" guiding you, beliefs, ideologies, principles, commandments, old wives tales or whatever you call them. ❋ Unknown (2008)

But not just Keech, everybody's brain operates on a preprogrammed guidance system, subconscious mental "rationales" so compelling that new facts contradicting the brain's "rationales" are usually rejected. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Chris Geidner writes, these three 'rationales' do read like different shades of the same argument, which is more or less that DOMA made sense--or, is rational--because the states hadn't reached a uniform decision. ❋ Unknown (2011)

It seems that one of Metro's "rationales" against a Westwood station in the heart of ❋ John Mirisch (2010)

Regardless of political persuasion and "rationales," from a political and policy perspective, inflaming emotions makes no sense at all. ❋ Unknown (2010)