"To support the rationale" means to provide evidence or reasoning that backs up or justifies a particular claim, decision, or course of action. Full definition
While I completely support the rationale that the job market is constantly changing, and there are certainly some changing options for resume formats, there are also clearly some universally accepted standards. (careerdigital.com)
While they say their findings support the rationale to combine a PD - L1 blockade with antiretroviral treatment to restore effector responses in HIV infected individuals, the researchers also suggest that the observed differential and plasma viremia dependent gain of Treg cell proliferation and overall suppressive function upon PD - L1 blockade has direct consequences for patient selection to enter clinical trials targeting the PD - 1 / PD - L1 signaling pathway and treatment modalities. (sciencedaily.com)