Sentence examples for counterproductive elements from inspiring English sources
One of the stranger and perhaps counterproductive elements of Russia's recent ban on Georgian and Moldovan wines is that it overlooks that a large fraction of the faked wines bearing Georgian labels come from inside Russia, Georgian and Russian officials.
If Sarbanes-Oxley hasn't been amended by the time Giuliani takes office, he will push hard to remove its counterproductive elements.
But a large outrage could prove fatally counterproductive for the remaining radical elements of ETA much as the Omagh bombing in 1998 put an end to the Real IRA.It is more likely that an ETA offshoot will plant a small, symbolic device as a reminder of what it can do, avoiding any casualties if possible.
The optimal package of care for improving oral hygiene in the critically ill has not been adequately defined and some elements may be counterproductive.
While this may seem counterproductive, catharsis is a key element of the healing process.
Just like education, he says, it is a system that protects privileges without adding any value: "It is not only inefficient, but also creates injustice".Unhealthy influenceSeen from outside, some elements of Germany's health-care system indeed appear counterproductive.
The original pEPI-1 vector contains two mammalian transcription units and a total of 305 CpG islands, which are located predominantly within the vector elements necessary for bacterial propagation and known to be counterproductive for persistent long-term transgene expression.
But for medical care to be delivered efficiently and economically, assessing health-related quality of life is an essential element that can help doctors identify therapy that is counterproductive or ineffective or needs to be modified.
Though the president deserves praise for improving matters, the changes were not as drastic as most Americans think, and elements of our interrogation policy continue to be both inhumane and counterproductive.
Indeed, improving the bill would be counterproductive if the ultimate goal is killing it outright -- which it certainly is for many elements of the anti-SOPA coalition.
