We can never promise to sail anywhere in particular, because the weather might militate against it.

天有不测风云，所以我们永远都不会保证具体航行到哪个地方。

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Several factors combined to militate against the success of our plan.

好几个因素合并在一起不利于我们计画的成功。

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Increased costs militate against further enlargement of the buildings.

成本的增加影响了建筑物的进一步扩建。

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This type of misclassification of exposure could militate against detecting an association.

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Although the absence of obvious imbalances or financial strains does not eliminate the risk of recession in America, it does militate against a long, deep downturn.

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Unfortunately, the two approaches rather militate against each other.

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