"There's a strong rationale for the government taking the position that it historically has," she said.

There was a strong political rationale for the U.S. government to support student travel abroad programs.

"There isn't a strong rationale to take people off it if they're doing fine," she explains.

The globalization of the economy might offer an even stronger rationale for a plan like this.

At the same time, there are strong political rationales for making this program as comprehensive as possible, many analysts say.

I think there was a pretty strong rationale, given the credit squeeze, of trying to put cash in businesses' pockets.

But many in the industry believe there is a strong rationale for an alliance between Disney and a network.

Its findings provide a strong rationale for opposing current efforts to demolish race-sensitive policies in colleges across the country.

"But there's no strong rationale for changing monetary policy."

If there is a strong rationale for a sale, Congress will approve it.