Rationalizing

By creating a positive context around public speaking, it begins the process of enabling a person to overcome an otherwise irrational fear by rationalizing it.

From the recent disposals that are part of the debt-cutting plan, Enel has so far collected around €5.9 billion, rationalizing its portfolio and its geographical presence.

I took Wiesel's message to be that "Never Again" must apply to all people everywhere, because if we let our hearts harden enough, we're all capable of rationalizing atrocity.

Todd was rationalizing Homelander's behavior.

With the goal of rationalizing public healthcare spending, this scheme requires company to pay back any sum exceeding the budget allocated to the Italian regions by the government.

Rationalizing the plot does not make it more enjoyable, however, and Zaillian’s elevation of the material takes some of the low life out of it.

And although I am certainly guilty of talking to myself — scripting arguments in the shower, rationalizing bad decisions, hyping myself up before going out — I gain nothing new from the conversation.

Eric was rationalizing Quinn’s behavior at the intended Bridge reunion party.

Still, the news may have sufficed to allow some fence-sitters to tip back into Mr. Netanyahu’s camp, rationalizing it by saying that all politicians are crooked — a frequent Israeli refrain.

Citira proposes, among others, the lowering of the existing 30-percent corporate income tax (CIT) to 20 percent and the rationalizing of our fiscal or tax incentives.

Draymond Green had a pretty easy time rationalizing why so many American NBA fans are rooting for the Toronto Raptors to upend the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals.

Our contentment with being homo sociologicus (social man) who is more proud of identity and culture than being the rationalizing, utilitarian homo economicus has had tragic consequences.

These initiatives included rationalizing various campus footprints, allowing the larger campuses to achieve profitability with a lower utilization rate.

But after she died, and Jerry’s health continued to decline, I tried to help him, rationalizing that she would have wanted it that way.

I know it's very clear this restructuring plan focusing on the rationalization on the productive potential of the company you have announced the closing plants and also rationalizing production to adjust your industrial footprint.

The FSP further seeks to improve public revenue, through rationalizing public expenditure, prudent financial management and facilitating sustainable debt management.

Despite the shortage of raw-materials, Generalluftzeugmeister Ernst Udet had increased production through introducing a 10-hour working day for aviation industries and rationalizing of production.

Later myths stated that Phoebe or Themis had "given" the site to Apollo, rationalizing its seizure by priests of the new god, but presumably, having to retain the priestesses of the original oracle because of the long tradition.

Theoretical pharmacologists aim at rationalizing the relation between the activity of a particular drug, as observed experimentally, and its structural features as derived from computer experiments.