The rationalisation at the time was that the academy's independence needed to be preserved.
But the reform of public utilities (and rationalisation of their billing) has been slow.
These are all emergency measures, rather than the long-awaited rationalisation of Brazil's public finances.
It is thought this rationalisation will result in the number of places decreasing from 110 to 40.
All councils have been told to revisit their school rationalisation plans and present them by December 2012.
Buy another company, and rationalisation is simply a matter of aiming the hatchet in the right place.
In future, it advised, mergers must not be mere formalities, but must allow the rationalisation of staff and branches.
Establish private sector group on tourism to deliver a "wholesale rationalisation" of sector.
He added the changes were an obvious follow-up to last year's rationalisation of Big Issue editions in Wales, Scotland and England.
Neither bank operates many branches on the other side of the border, so rationalisation of the branch network should be limited.
But such events were only a respite and rationalisation of the industry continued, leading to the closure of Border Breweries in 1984.
For Labour, Baroness Royall of Blaisdon welcomed the changes which she said were a "sensible rationalisation" of the way the monarchy was funded.
Companies in Europe have traditionally begun rationalisation farthest from home, by lopping off their branch factories and repatriating production to save domestic jobs.
The bank said it would meet its savings target by 2013 through redundancies and natural attrition, as well as via rationalisation of its properties.
Meanwhile, the European defence industry is poised for rationalisation, so that it can compete better with American giants such as Boeing and Lockheed Martin.
Some universities are considerably better off than others but mergers would also lead to considerable rationalisation for staff and departments, as well as vice-chancellors.
The aim of the merger was to create "a strong element of devolution within a context of rationalisation", said the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds.
No wonder Italy's government and oil firms keep talking about rationalisation.
Indeed, given that there are 170 higher-education institutions across Britain, there would seem to be scope for much rationalisation while still offering students plenty of choice.
The obvious conclusion might be that the 100-year-old car industry has done its rationalisation and consolidation and that what remains must therefore be leaner and fitter.
David Watt, of the Institute of Directors in Scotland, said he was receptive to the idea of rationalisation of the sector to ensure better value for money.
Meanwhile, the firm said it was suffering from "very substantial disruption to supplies caused by a major rationalisation programme being implemented by one of our largest suppliers in China".
For the top job, at least, rationalisation seems unavoidable.
Rationalisation is a popular strategy at the moment: in addition to merging the various inspection bodies, the government has plans to weld the Inland Revenue and Customs and Excise into a single entity.
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As it is, the country has found itself strained by fighting three wars at a time of tight defence budgets, as well as by the rationalisation of regiments and defence bases at home.
But the former head of the armed forces, Sir Jock Stirrup, told the BBC on Sunday that the aircraft carriers deal had been done for "entirely sensible" reasons - to persuade the UK's shipbuilding industry to scale down and invest in rationalisation.
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