rational approach
collocation in Englishmeaningsofrationalandapproach
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rational
adjective
uk/ˈræʃ.ən.əl/us/ˈræʃ.ən.əl/
based on clear thought ...
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approach
noun
uk/əˈprəʊtʃ/us/əˈproʊtʃ/
a way of considering or ...
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(Definition ofrationalandapproachfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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An alternative paradigm emphasizes how the incentives considered in the individualrationalapproach choice are themselves the product of group manipulation.
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And that being so, the virtual pursuit of esteem may be the mostrationalapproachavailable.
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By the time they are finished, attentive readers should have soaked up a strong basis for arationalapproachto computer programming and software design.
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In contrast to routine applications, such arationalapproachtakes account of cultivar susceptibility, disease epidemiology and pathogen population dynamics.
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She suggests that arationalapproachmust depend on our prejudices.
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That was the kind ofrationalapproachhe was trying to instill in his mathematics students as well.
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Any philosophical view that assumes one uniquerationalapproachto science must therefore be misguided.
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Given this human/animal boundary, it was only a guidedrationalapproachthat could make the boy fully civilized and therefore fully human.
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Crystallizing proteins - arationalapproach?
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Rykwert (1980) explores therationalapproachto the orders. 30.
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Kreps (1998) provides arguments in favor of a boundedlyrationalapproachto learning, which is quite similar to ours.
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Finally, arationalapproachto the use of diuretics in older people will be suggested so that the benefits of diuretic therapy can be maximized and potential adverse effects minimized.
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In other words, the above approach is not straightforward and relies too much on physical intuition, so that a more systematic andrationalapproachseems desirable.
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That is the onlyrationalapproachwhen we come to discussing the financial period after 2006.
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Both these aspects are crucially important, and both need arationalapproachthat is geared towards compromise.
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It is horses for courses, and that is arationalapproach.
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I believe this can be achieved only when everyone—patient and doctor alike—adopts a morerationalapproachto the use of medicines generally.
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