Sentence examples for counterproductive in from inspiring English sources

They were counterproductive in many ways.

That's counterproductive in every way.

At the same time, what works in other countries may be counterproductive in Libya.

You may think that drinking more alcohol will be counterproductive in your situation, but you're wrong.

Yet too much crude redistribution can be counterproductive in that it tends to dampen economic growth.

But just as that may be counterproductive in workouts, so it is at work.

"That sort of thing can be counterproductive in the long term.

"It may prove to be counterproductive in the long run," Mr. Farish said.

Expanding American detention authority in Afghanistan would be counterproductive in neutralizing the Taliban's recruiting efforts.

"The danger is that repeated warnings are counterproductive in terms of people's sensibility to terrorism.

But that stance proved counterproductive in a later job, she said.