Sentence examples for for counterproductive from inspiring English sources

"The Epidemic That Wasn't" (Jan . 27 brings important attention to an area where media hype and junk science have provided the basis for counterproductive interventions into the lives of pregnant women and their families.

A feature that golf shares with other sports in which yip-like problems are well known — archery, darts, rifle shooting, snooker, basketball free-throwing — is that every action begins from a dead stop, with ample opportunity between actions for counterproductive cerebration.

Again, it is not the first time that developed countries are responsible for counterproductive investments in the Global South's waste management sector.

He explained that many of his peers in healthcare so deeply despised Dr. Oz for his counterproductive influence on susceptible patients looking for miracle cures.

Asbos were brought in by Tony Blair as part of his Respect agenda in 1999 but they were criticised for being counterproductive because they became a "badge of honour" for some offenders.

F6 Treadmills and Hearts F7 Arts CALCULATING THE ECONOMICS Of an Eye for an Eye At what point is a need for vengeance counterproductive to a society's development?

How's that for a counterproductive strategy?

In politics, you get an F for being counterproductive.

When I visited him in Antananarivo, he faulted the organizations for pushing counterproductive bans on trade.

The SEC is due to discuss new fund-trading rules on December 3rd.Paul Sarbanes, a Democratic senator, told Mr Donaldson off for a "counterproductive" public feud with Eliot Spitzer, attorney-general of New York state, the financial industry's keenest prosecutor.

Coming on the heels of Jimmy Carter's trip to Havana, the speech was an unfortunate, if nuanced, reaffirmation of Mr. Bush's support for the counterproductive, four-decade-old economic sanctions and ban on travel to the island nation.