Sentence examples for counterproductive methods from inspiring English sources

"The untransparent, unfair and counterproductive methods used against us are unacceptable," Mr. Schussel said.

It has tried to pacify the minorities through brutal, and sometimes counterproductive, methods.

Lenin resolved the problem by exceedingly brutal and ultimately counterproductive methods.

Will the Norwegian model trump the many previous examples of terror being met with unlawful and counterproductive methods?

This counterproductive method of handling the illness has been noted earlier [ 11] and may result from lack of knowledge or awareness of the underlying mechanisms that trigger or increase fatigue [ 15].

"There are a lot of counterproductive teaching methods that don't help students learn.' The new survey, released this month by the Modern Language Association, makes clear that current student interest dwarfs all previous fads in Arabic study, including the boomlet that registered on some campuses at the time of the first gulf war.

Arpaio's immigration raids and tough treatment of prisoners in the county, which contains Phoenix, have made him a hero to some, while others call his methods counterproductive and inhumane.

The fact that individual donors have seemingly irrational reasons for giving to one disaster and not another demonstrates how counterproductive the current methods of raising money for humanitarian relief are.

"Dismissing withdrawal as a legitimate contraceptive method is counterproductive for the prevention of pregnancy and also discourages academic inquiry into this frequently used and reasonably effective method".

In a similar statement issued Tuesday, 15 veteran interrogators, retired from the military, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the C.I.A., declared torture and other abusive methods "ineffective and counterproductive".

In recent years, patents — not trademarks — have been the main focus of intellectual property experts and the courts, especially around the issue of whether patents on software and business methods have become counterproductive, inhibiting innovation.