Sentence examples for it could be counterproductive from inspiring English sources
Others say it could be counterproductive.
"But here it could be counterproductive because it could undermine an entire commercial corridor".
Republicans in the Senate and in the governor's office warn that it could be counterproductive, making a compromise less likely.
Public health researchers say that it could be counterproductive to bar illegal immigrants entirely from public care.
But though a cut in the interest rate to 0.25 percent in November cannot be excluded, many economists believe that it could be counterproductive.
Not only is intervention risky, officials said, but they also fear that in some cases, it could be counterproductive, provoking a backlash against the United States for meddling in what is a homegrown political movement.
Some analysts have said that bond buying by the central bank could be counterproductive, because it refused to take losses on its Greek bonds as part of the bailout deal for Greece while private investors suffered losses of about 75 percent of their bonds' value.
Like any rigorous study, the exact conclusions are limited to the particular group studied, he noted, "but it suggests that legislation against this could be counterproductive".
Some experts warned that a long debate over immigration could be counterproductive if it deflected attention from overhauling Germany's stodgy labor market and its education system.
He said although he had "deep sympathy" for savers, increasing interest rates from their record low levels to help them could be counterproductive as it would damage the fragile economy.
