11.   But as soon as I set eyes on you all rational thought deserted me.

12.   And yet, contrary to all rational thought, the Mets insist there is hope.

13.   As absurd as the numbers may seem, there is some rational thought behind every big-bucks deal that has come down the last few years.

14.   But supporters said Yates should be spared because she was so mentally ill that she lost her ability for rational thought.

15.   But this is the stock market, not a school for rational thought.

16.   Emotions are often thought of as the opposite of reason, as unpredictable storms that disturb rational thought.

17.   Freethinkers pride themselves on the frank exchange of considered opinions that are based on critical analysis and rational thought.

18.   Hamm claims to have been so paralyzed by the steady use of marijuana and other drugs that all rational thought was suspended.

19.   If they are to be saved from this, Ehud Barak and Arafat must somehow chart a path that guides their peoples back to rational thought.

20.   In the craziness and absurdity that sometimes overtakes the rational thought of the NCAA selection committee, one never knows what could happen with at-large bids.