| Our minds are ingenious in concocting self-serving rationalizations. |
| We have an innate tendency to avoid pain, and therefore we are apt to conjure up rationalizations that justify our behavior. |
| They'll bounce right back with excuses, rationalizations, and inane explanations of powers that weren't there in the first place. |
| The outcome was to reduce the number of universities and technical institutes through a series of mergers and rationalizations. |
| Nevertheless, where interest fulfilled a useful social function elaborate rationalizations were developed for it. |
| All kinds of rationalizations for my failure come to mind, apparently designed to protect my ego. |
