What is "militated against"

Usage examples of "militated against".

She could make an excellent liaison, she was sure, for the same imbalance that militated against Jesse's success militated in favor of hers: the scarcity of desirable females.

There was danger from the heated earth and the rumbling mountain, but this known hazard militated against unknown hazards.

He was barely competent, and in civil life his lack of a bedside manner would have militated against financial success.

It was a damn showy and conspicuous uniform, which militated against it.

The only thing that militated against a large score was the sinister umpire, who was standing by the wickets waiting to give the batsman guard.

That fact alone should have bound them together, should have prevented the development of factions and militated against the exclusion of any single member.

The sun shone brightly, and there was a slight breeze from the south which tempered the heat and in no way militated against the general enjoyment.

His virulent refusal to take any routine psychological tests also militated against him.

The window was too high, the person opening the door was wearing a long dress that militated against the old 'through the legs' routine and.

The window was too high, the person opening the door was wearing a long dress chat militated against the old `through the legs' routine and .