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The phrase 'is counterproductive to' is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use it to describe something that has an opposite effect to the one intended. For example, "Spending more time on this project than was originally planned is counterproductive to meeting the deadline."
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"It is counterproductive to the interests of both our countries".
"This is counterproductive to the goals of health care reform".
But it is counterproductive to reject the good because it is not the best.
"It is counterproductive to our efforts to resume direct negotiations between the parties".
Mr. Dimon says it is counterproductive to think of "proprietary trading" as a binary phenomenon.
"Buying dirty buses is counterproductive to the overall goal of improving air quality".
It is counterproductive to put detectors near furnaces or cooking appliances, where they generate false alarms.
"Now we realize that that attitude is counterproductive to human success".
"In the short term, they're likely to lose sales, which is counterproductive to G.M.'s recovery".
"It is counterproductive to what they are saying disabled people should be doing.
The end-of-civilisation argument is counterproductive to a serious public discourse on our actions.
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