Sentence examples for be constructive but it from inspiring English sources

Collymore thought his honesty would be constructive but it soon backfired.

It may not be constructive, but it's definitely not uncommon.

It may be difficult (if not impossible) to do anything for you, as you may be quick to point out deficiencies in any effort made for you ; you mean this to be constructive, but it is just sniping,making the perfect the enemy of the good.

Both sides have said the meeting was constructive, but it was unclear when more talks would be held.

No one meant it as such, it was called critique, and was supposed to be constructive, but in my case it was so useless because there was nothing else in my texts to compensate for the criticism.

Some of the criticism is constructive, but much of it misunderstands how and why it was put together.

The book generated considerable discussion in academic circles, including a volume of responses, "Triumph Revisited". Some of the resulting conversation was constructive, but much of it was dismissive, petty, even ad hominem, particularly when it came from veterans of the antiwar movement and their protégés.

"We are going to keep the position we have held from the beginning, which is constructive but extremely demanding … If it's possible, we want an agreement, but it needs to ensure that nothing remains in the shadows".

These recommendations are constructive, but go too far.

I made two suggestions that are constructive, but not essential.

But it would be constructive rather than punitive.