Sentence examples for rather unproductive from inspiring English sources

Otherwise the lobby was taken up with lengthy and rather unproductive exchanges about Europe, Algeria and the public administration committee.

Mr. Rowland called this year's six-month meeting of the legislature a "rather unproductive session," an opinion that many Democrats seemed to share.

In the process of defending his own honour Turnbull did take the opportunity to make it very plain – however – that he thought Bolt's influence on the government was rather unproductive to the longevity of the government – commentary which possibly would have made Andrew more cranky than being called crazy and unhinged.

Especially if you are taking your family, says Starkman, expect two rather unproductive transition months.

If the changes in catalytic properties evidenced in the study appear rather unproductive in terms of yield in acrylonitrile, they can be of interest if a process integrated a recycling of the reaction feeds was designed for an industrial application.

This category also includes rather unproductive ecosystems such as arctic or alpine tundra and grasslands.

This is not a question of iron will, but about developing habits and strategies that trigger helpful processes in the unconscious, rather than unproductive ones.

These measures would concentrate investment in unproductive rather than productive assets.

By working, prisoners can repay the victims of crime rather than be unproductive in prison and by working potentially turn their lives around".

According to my findings, Spanish firms are small because they are unproductive rather than the other way around.

Japan may, however, seek a slow phase-in of the farm cuts.The prime minister has also promised to draw up a plan for farm reform aimed at promoting export-oriented agriculture, rather than precious yet unproductive paddy fields.