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Six example sentences with militate, each labelled with its topic.
The narrow margin in the assembly militates against any reform that requires two readings before the summer recess.
Politics
High transport costs militate against building a plant so far inland, whatever tax offer the province makes.
Economics
Two conflicting appellate rulings militate against a quick decision, since the court must first settle which line to follow.
Law
Thin trading volume militates against taking a large position, since selling it later would move the price against you.
Finance
The heavy clay beneath the site militates against a deep basement, whatever the client's brief happens to ask for.
Architecture
The sheer number of counterexamples militates against treating the principle as universal rather than as a useful rule of thumb.
Philosophy
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