Sentence examples for seriously counterproductive from inspiring English sources

These limits are seriously counterproductive.

On the economic side, too, the policies have been seriously counterproductive, with falling incomes, high unemployment and disappearing services, without the expected curative effect of deficit reduction.

That second, usually unspoken, political fight throws up policies that encroach on basic democratic principles and freedoms and alarmist language that could be seriously counterproductive to the aim of keeping us "safe".

"The voices that are raised in the name of the defense of the French language seem to us totally out of touch with the current reality of universities, but also seriously counterproductive concerning the interests of France and French-speaking nations," the scientists said.

But others remember Sanchez quitting the job to take over at Fulham and his criticism of Worthington last month may prove seriously counterproductive to his chances of a Northern Ireland return.

We should never have had the referendum in the first place, but the public have voted, and I do think it's seriously disrespectful and politically utterly counterproductive to say 'sorry guys, you got it wrong, let's try again'.

Taking anything too seriously in the game of dating can be counterproductive and lead to disappointment.

Today, Defense Secretary William S. Cohen warned in a letter that the provision "is counterproductive to peace in Kosovo and will seriously jeopardize the relationship between the U.S. and our NATO allies".

In a letter last month to Mr. Warner, Defense Secretary William S. Cohen criticized the provision, saying it was "unacceptable because it is counterproductive to peace in Kosovo and could seriously jeopardize relations between the United States and its NATO allies".

Strachan's inability to employ pragmatism has been seriously costly, just as his approach towards certain players is counterproductive.

Organizations everywhere put up full-spectrum firewalls, draft byzantine and Kafkaesque security policies, send delegates to security conferences to talk very seriously in hushed voices about APTs, and make endless pointless and/or disastrously counterproductive demands in the name of security theatre, such as forcing people to use impossible-to-remember passwords.