Sentence examples for counterproductive move from inspiring English sources

It's a counterproductive move".

Given her long-standing scholarly interest in barriers, Leuenberger has come to conclude, "Building such barriers is usually a desperate, and often counterproductive, move.

Most of us threw our hands up in despair and said: 'This is the most counterproductive move that could've been made.

But while the 100% cut in the arts budget is, on the surface, a desperate cry for help, it is an extraordinarily counterproductive move.

Further helping Mr. Boehner, at least for now, is the sense that he is no longer forced to look constantly over his shoulder, fearing a counterproductive move by Representative Eric Cantor of Virginia, the majority leader who has spent much of the past two years quietly maneuvering around Mr. Boehner.

But critics fear that making things tougher, earlier, could be a counterproductive move, as children who do not progress so fast may feel that they are failing.

Such counterproductive moves could bring down the most moderate leadership the Palestinians have had, empower Hamas and shred vital security cooperation between Israel and the authority.

These counterproductive moves have been met with increasing criticism on Capitol Hill and have prompted new questions about the Saudi project that is perhaps most damaging to global security: the decades-long effort to sow across the world the seeds of Salafist Islam, often a crucial ingredient of the Sunni extremism that fuels terrorist groups such as the Islamic State and al- Qaeda.

Few thought that the curfew would do much practical good; many thought it was counterproductive, a move back to militarized police response earlier in the week.

With unemployment at 9.4 percent and the economy constrained by lack of demand, it would be heartless and counterproductive to move to fiscal austerity in 2011.

Why is chain mail like this counterproductive to moving the needle on issues like sexual assault or domestic violence or frankly any issue?