militate

Example Sentences

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He said it had been made because he had been "effective in exposing the complainant's weakness as a minister and exposing problems with her own record, which might militate against her being accorded a peerage".

From BBC

The same issue will apply to Taiwan and other flashpoints: Even where strategic ambitions militate for war, the pain of every casualty will be dramatically compounded.

From Seattle Times

"And it's ridiculous that he wants to call E. Jean a liar when the facts militate toward the truth, which is what she said happened."

From Salon

While Netanyahu has said he will have final say on policy, his government's commitment to expand West Bank settlements and the inclusion of ultra-nationalists in his cabinet militates against any compromise with Palestinians.

From Reuters

But in this case, sovereignty militates in the opposite direction.

From New York Times