1.   A criterion of reasonableness or rational basis is obviously a narrower standard of review.

2.   Authority is rarely delegated on a rational basis.

3.   But it is hardly a rational basis for a business Decision.

4.   Given that people had no rational basis for choosing among candidates, it was scarcely surprising they used one they deemed natural.

5.   It would however be misleading to say that the United States courts have always utilised the rational basis test.

6.   Not withstanding this, any regulatory policy should have a rational basis.

7.   That commitment can waver or disappear if the arguments of the philosopher or the historian appear to destroy its rational basis.

8.   Within those areas covered by the rational basis part of the test there would be greater certainty.

9.   Business planning also provides a rational basis for measuring performance and helps managers to work as a team.