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• Rationale for the Iraq War — The rationale for the Iraq War (i.e., the 2003 invasion of Iraq and subsequent hostilities) has been a contentious issue since the Bush administration began actively pressing for military intervention in Iraq in late 2001. The primary… …   Wikipedia

• Rationale for gifted programs — When children are young, schools begin to analyze the youngsters’ abilities and sort them into clusters based on their predicted success. The system labels the cream of the crop as gifted. Clark (2002) defines giftedness as “only a label that… …   Wikipedia

• Rationale for the War on Terrorism — Operative definition in U.S. foreign policy= The United States has defined terrorism under the Federal Criminal Code. Chapter 113B of Part I of Title 18 of the Code defines terrorism and lists the crimes associated with it. [CRIMES AND CRIMINAL… …   Wikipedia

• rationale — ra‧tion‧ale [ˌræʆəˈnɑːl ǁ ˈnæl] noun the rationale the set of reasons that a decision or belief is based on: • The chairman began by explaining the rationale behind the company s decision to expand its business in Asia. * * * rationale UK US… …   Financial and business terms

• rationale — ra|tio|nale [ˌræʃəˈna:l US ˈnæl] n [C usually singular] [Date: 1600 1700; : Modern Latin; Origin: Latin rationalis; RATIONAL] formal the reasons for a decision, belief etc rationale behind/for/of ▪ The rationale behind the changes is not at all… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• rationale — [[t]ræ̱ʃənɑ͟ːl, næ̱l[/t]] rationales N COUNT: oft N for n/ ing The rationale for a course of action, practice, or belief is the set of reasons on which it is based. [FORMAL] However, the rationale for such initiatives is not, of course, solely… …   English dictionary

• rationale — UK [ˌræʃəˈnɑːl] / US [ˌræʃəˈnæl] noun [countable] Word forms rationale : singular rationale plural rationales the set of reasons that something such as a plan or belief is based on What is the rationale for this approach to teaching reading? …   English dictionary

• rationale — /ræʃəˈnal / (say rashuh nahl) noun 1. a statement of reasons. 2. a reasoned exposition of principles. 3. the fundamental reasons serving to account for something: *she was threatening to come on a visit if she could find the rationale for it.… …  

• rationale — noun Bush outlined his rationale for a national missile defense plan Syn: reason(s), reasoning, thinking, logic, grounds, sense; principle, theory, argument, case; motive, motivation, explanation, justification, excuse; the whys and wherefores …   Thesaurus of popular words

• Rationale — [ Rationale of Polish King Saint Jadwiga of Poland] A rationale is a liturgical vestment worn by clergy, in particular by Bishops, in the Roman Catholic Church which uses full vestments. It is humeral ornament, a counterpart to the Pallium, and… …   Wikipedia

• rationale — [n] logic for belief, action account, excuse, explanation, exposition, grounds, hypothesis, justification, motivation, motive, philosophy, principle, raison d’être, rationalization, reason, reasons, song and dance*, sour grapes*, story*, the big… …   New thesaurus