These efforts are often ineffective.
As harsh as the crackdowns sound, experts say they are often ineffective.
But with no support from higher levels of government, little money and limited knowledge, they are often ineffective.
They can try to keep the cash out through controls on foreign capital, but these are often ineffective.
In fact, oral antibiotics are often ineffective and should not be used unless the infection extends beyond the ear canal, the recommendations say.
Among other findings, our research showed that negative measures, such as blocking and filtering content, are often ineffective, if not counter-productive, in combating online extremism.
Programs to improve journalism are often ineffective, he said, and such evaluations are a "constructive, and not a hostile thing" -- a way of separating the wheat from the chaff.
There is increasing evidence, however, that such drugs, along with being widely abused, are often ineffective in treating long-term pain and can have serious consequences, particularly when used in high doses.
"Military-led humanitarian and development activities are driven by donors' political interests and short-term security objectives and are often ineffective, wasteful and potentially harmful to Afghans," a statement by Oxfam said.
Multiyear tax-abatement programs are often ineffective, Mr. Gillen said, because "they tend to work a lot better in the short term than the long term and often wind up being used to retain employers rather than to attract new firms".
In such a context of heterogeneity, policies are often ineffective and often may have undesired outcomes.
