Sentence examples for counterproductive at from inspiring English sources

It's also reasonable to understand why more sanctions on China could be counterproductive at this moment.

"The Bush administration's arrogant bunker mentality has been counterproductive at home and abroad".

Their effectiveness in achieving this goal is dubious at best, counterproductive at worst.

It's hard to shake loose from this mindset, even though it's obviously counterproductive at work.

These findings contrast with the view that counterterrorism offers short-term gains at best and is counterproductive at worst.

But it also gives them added incentive to support a system that is inefficient at best and counterproductive at worst.

This is not only a bad idea, but a counterproductive distraction at this point.

In the "soft" version, domestic factors — like ideological zeal or internal power struggles — distort incentives, making states behave in ways that are counterproductive but at least predictable.

Sir Peter Fahy, chief constable of Greater Manchester police, told the Guardian that the government's latest plans could be counterproductive, coming at a time when Muslims in the UK feel increasingly alienated.

Among other things, we examine claims that disclosure of political spending would be counterproductive or at least unnecessary; that any beneficial provision of information would best be provided through voluntary disclosures of companies; and that the adoption of a disclosure rule by the SEC would violate the First Amendment or at least be institutionally inappropriate.

That is whether Mr. Nixon's proposal for preventive deten tion and his general enforce ment approach is the best way to combat crime; or if it smacks of repression in a way that could be counterproductive, or at least ineffective, if not un constitutional.