rational policy

collocation in English

meaningsofrationalandpolicy

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rational
adjective
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/ˈræʃ.ən.əl/us
/ˈræʃ.ən.əl/
based on clear thought ...
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policy
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpɒl.ə.si/us
/ˈpɑː.lə.si/
a set of ideas or a plan of what to do in particular situations that has been agreed to officially by a group of people, a business organization, a government, or a ...
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(Definition ofrationalandpolicyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Free trade is the automatic result of a 'pre-stabilized harmony' amongrationalpolicymonads.
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Such preliminary modeling exercises are essential forrationalpolicydevelopment and direct future research and discussion among stakeholders.
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The return to more ' conventional ' international politics with the demise of superpower competition has not, however, automatically led torationalpolicydevelopment.
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Such preliminar y modeling exercises are essential forrationalpolicydevelopment and to direct future research and discussion among stakeholders.
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If programs can be created that sponsor political discussion, they may force people to encounter new ideas and have a large impact on creating morerationalpolicypreference.
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How often have the trade union shop stewards heard that argument advanced against having arationalpolicyon wages?
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Rationalpolicywould then imply a rise in the deficit, not an immediate reduction.
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This calls for an immediate response in the form of arationalpolicyand an economic system that is not solely geared towards short-term profit.
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If we are to live in a world of unforeseeable shortages, the sooner we get to arationalpolicyon this, the better.
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This is the negation of planning—indeed, it is the negation of anyrationalpolicywhatsoever.
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The one thing that would jeopardise that would be our failure to have a sensible andrationalpolicyon prices and incomes.
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That would in no way inhibit a morerationalpolicyon water charges generally, or questions of direct billing and democratic representation on water boards.
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That is arationalpolicyonly where land is cheap.
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On a longer-term basis, we must have arationalpolicyfor the industry through the extension and development of public ownership.
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That is not arationalpolicyfor husbanding the nation's resources.
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But we need further information on this subject before we can come to arationalpolicydecision.
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It has been the entirelyrationalpolicyof matching a real situation by a modification in the actions of the security forces.
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That may not be a panacea; but it isrationalpolicy.
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