The thief's rationalization about why the money was missing was hardly believable. From LearnThat.org.
Now you come back and say†™ I am not French†™; what kind of rationalization is that. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » ThinkProgress is leaving Las Vegas.] Reference
And the process of rationalization is accelerating around the world. From Wordnik.com. [The Canadian DreamWe Must Wake Up to Enjoy It] Reference
But a difference in the style of rationalization is not superficial. From Wordnik.com. [The Great Debate] Reference
And this specialization, of course, also has resulted in rationalization of the world's resource business. From Wordnik.com. [A Look at Canada Incorporated] Reference
Now you come back and say’I am not French’; what kind of rationalization is that. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » ThinkProgress is leaving Las Vegas.] Reference
And the offer of Hippocratic guilt afterward as a rationalization is the lame icing on the bogus cake. From Wordnik.com. [The House Next Door] Reference
A psychologist would call it rationalization; but, as we all know, it’s really just more neocon spin. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Rice: After 9-11 “We Could Decide the Proximate Cause Was Al Qaedaâ€] Reference
Thus was coined the rationalization so overused that it became a punchline: "Well, I buy it for the articles.". From Wordnik.com. [Marshall Fine: HuffPost Review: Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel] Reference
A rationalization is a mistaken thought that seems to make sense to you at the time, but the thought is not based on reality. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The “oh, it’s too controversial for Americans” comment is, I suspect, a bit of face-saving rationalization from a producer. From Wordnik.com. [Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » We Have Got To Get John Scalzi A Movie Production Gig] Reference
The rationalization is weak. From Wordnik.com. [Roberts: Is That Music We Hear?] Reference
This rationalization is likewise wrong. From Wordnik.com. [Another Version of CSI] Reference
Your silly rationalization is just that … silly. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Stupak receives death threats after voting for health reform.] Reference
But hey, we can always use your kind of rationalization, CC. From Wordnik.com. ["Free speech", Republican style.] Reference
The theme we are exploring is the "rationalization" of programs. From Wordnik.com. [Your Public, Your Policy] Reference
Maybe this is why they use the word "rationalization" rather than "rationale.". From Wordnik.com. [Market Failure or Market Success?, David Henderson | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
Jerry was used to listening to this kind of rationalization from this kind of person. From Wordnik.com. [Red Dog]
3. Another rationalization is the blatant, 'Look, I have a comfortable life with someone I love. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-06-01] Reference
In short, Weber believed that as our lives come to be governed by rationalization, meaning ebbs away. From Wordnik.com. [Meaning, Games, and Bureaucracy] Reference
And inspections, with every kind of rationalization one can imagine from the bureaucracy, not occurring. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 25, 2007] Reference
And here Marx describes the final stages of the "rationalization" of agriculture, in the expropriation of the Scots. From Wordnik.com. [Primitive accumulation] Reference
Have you ever seriously wondered what kind of rationalization the Naziâs must have used to carry out their business. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » 1. Science, Faith, and Not Ruling Out Possibilities] Reference
And he would talk straight; he would not roll over at any kind of rationalization or political pressure from the Pentagon or Washington. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 4, 2003] Reference
Well, like any justification of that sort, let's consider the justification of a soldier who develops ... "rationalization" is the word. From Wordnik.com. [TEDBUNDY]
Let's work on the buy-in premise of 'rationalization'. From Wordnik.com. [Felix Salmon - All posts] Reference
Surprised that Dobbs is joining the "rationalization" crowd. From Wordnik.com. [Top Stories - Google News] Reference
I haven't seen that kind of rationalization since the 1960s. From Wordnik.com. [Lone Star Times] Reference
It's an excrutiaing dance called 'rationalization'. sscncturn64 Says. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress] Reference
We call this 'guiltless gluttony,' because it's a kind of rationalization: 'It's O.K.'. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
As intended, the "rationalization" program (referred to as crab ratz) has ended the race for fish. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The TSC discovered that "rationalization" was a very sore subject in almost every region, the statement said. From Wordnik.com. [Stabroek News] Reference
"It bothers me, Con, when you do that kind of rationalization number with authoritarian ideas. From Wordnik.com. [Red Dog]
I'm trying to find some kind of rationalization that will allow me to overlook yesterday's data. ". From Wordnik.com. [Rama Revisited]
It’s the kind of rationalization that makes it seem OK to spend thousands of dollars on, say, a mint-condition Eames chair. From Wordnik.com. [RACE, CLASS AND GENDER IN THE AMERICAN GIRL EMPIRE » Sociological Images] Reference
It's a common rationalization among men who rely on rationalizations. From Wordnik.com. [A Familiar Tale] Reference
Don't try to sell me a rationalization that "the system made me do it.". From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call] Reference
Which is precisely the type of rationalization that officials in Kabul fear most. From Wordnik.com. [Treasures In The Tombs] Reference
Still, Bloom used his best boomer skills of rationalization to resolve his conflicting passions. From Wordnik.com. [The Long & Winding Road] Reference
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