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The government, the committee said in the report, should also review its tax policy, rationalise public expenditure and expand the reach of social protection.

From Reuters • Nov. 26, 2023

Dr Brazeau added: "Our study shows how there is merit to both theories without accepting one or the other wholesale. Instead, we can rationalise the areas that overlap."

From Science Daily • Nov. 1, 2023

Michael Murray, the chief executive of Frasers Group and the son-in-law of the firm's founder Mike Ashley, said the company wanted to rationalise its business to focus on fewer brands.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2023

I surmised that his pessimism stemmed from the guilt of abandoning everything he knew, and his criticism seemed like a way to rationalise his departure, mostly to himself.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2023

The attempt to rationalise the narrative of Scripture was no new one.

From An Outline of the History of Christian Thought Since Kant by Moore, Edward Caldwell