"It was my decision; I accept the consequences of a rational act."
Harry sneers at the mere thought of a rational act by a government agency.
Well, starting a war in Siberia isn't exactly a rational act.
It's not what you call a rational act.
It was not a rational act, and I expected another beating for it.
We perform individual, rational acts of discrimination all the time.
This was not a rational act but a meaningless bid for revenge.
It is about the rational act of a person who kills in order to save her (or his) own life.
It wasn't a rational act; I can admit that.
The theory of street crime as a rational act is bankrupt.