rational consideration
collocation in Englishmeaningsofrationalandconsideration
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rational
adjective
uk/ˈræʃ.ən.əl/us/ˈræʃ.ən.əl/
based on clear thought ...
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consideration
noun
uk/kənˌsɪd.əˈreɪ.ʃən/us/kənˌsɪd.əˈreɪ.ʃən/
the act of thinking about ...
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(Definition ofrationalandconsiderationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Giving financial aid to qiaoxiang appeared to be based onrationalconsideration.
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There has not been arationalconsiderationof the pros and cons.
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We also need morerationalconsiderationof the facts.
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This is a subject which arouses strong emotions and prejudices which makerationalconsiderationdifficult.
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It would simplify matters and, at the next stage, we could have a much morerationalconsiderationof the whole matter.
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Perhaps we have moved a small way towards arationalconsiderationof the problem.
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Of course, this has more to do with the balance of power between the institutions than with arationalconsiderationof legal bases.
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We want a sober,rationalconsiderationof human rights, how the various countries have performed and how they can perform better.
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Therefore, we must get back to a morerationalconsideration.
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Anyrationalconsiderationof our defence needs must start and finish with a cool, realistic and objective assessment of the threat that faces us.
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Opening the process to public discussion and scrutiny should ensure rigorous andrationalconsiderationof the facts.
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I am asking for arationalconsiderationof them.
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To say that is not to be defeatist; it can lead torationalconsiderationof the problem, the evidence and the possible solutions.
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Therefore, it prevents arationalconsiderationof priorities.
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Why are we worried that the process ofrationalconsiderationof reform is going off the rails?
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It would be a foolish person who would endorse a call to arms without proper discussion andrationalconsideration.
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We must move forward by way of civilised discussions andrationalconsideration, and human health must be the priority.
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The alternative was a system of priorities on the basis of arationalconsiderationof need.
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Their method of doing this has seriously flawed therationalconsiderationof the proposals, many of which are in fact strongly supported by the medical profession.
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For the rest of their lives, every appearance of the word subconsciously generates a feeling of uneasiness and confusion, and preventsrationalconsiderationof the subject.
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