rationale
Example Sentences
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None of these rationales bears any relation to a traditional American national security strategy.
From Salon
Zonal defenders hold their position rather than following players with the rationale being they are in dangerous areas of the box that need to be protected.
From BBC
The evolving rationales have exposed the contrast between the monthslong planning that went into the initial military assault and what one senior administration official characterized as minimal conversation about who would take over the country.
The time being added on at the end of a game is getting longer and longer, with both teams often complaining about the rationale of the referee's decision.
From BBC
The exchange asked it to “explain the commercial rationale for the company’s cross-industry acquisition of a persistently unprofitable target while itself is suffering continuous losses,” the company said in a filing.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
