How To Use Counterproductive In A Sentence

Improved safety measures in cars can be counterproductive as they encourage people to drive faster.
Extremists will forever be able to demagogue conditions of misery, making continued U.S. involvement in asymmetric warfare an increasingly counterproductive exercise — because killing one terrorist creates five more in his place. Facebook Says…
The timing of the book seems counterproductive. Times, Sunday Times
The vast majority of canned beers in the U.S. are of the American Light Lager variety, for which a beer widget would be counterproductive.
The lunch mural, for want of a better title, strikes an altogether different chord — that of an evacuated spring-blossomy babbling-brook alpine hinterland glorious people-scape, in which the principal technical challenge for the artist was to crank up the volume of the foliage and the foreground blossoms, whilst reining in the waters, because for obvious reasons the plash and gurgle of cataracts can be counterproductive at lunchtime. The Mural II

On the contrary, to disinvite the president would be counterproductive. Times, Sunday Times
A confrontation is really going to be counterproductive for everyone.
Sometimes policy makers, including those who piously invoke the idea of "data-driven" practice, pursue initiatives they favor regardless of the fact that no empirical support for them exists (e.g., high-stakes testing) or even when the research suggests the policy in question is counterproductive (e.g., forcing struggling students to repeat a grade). Do tests really help students learn -- or was a new study misreported? -- Kohn
I was talking to Huffpo's Paul Abrams about McCain's recent random, counterproductive "blurt" about not wanting to talk to friend Spain and not talking to our enemies. Karen Russell: It's McCain's Debate To Lose
Below, she talks about getting her confidence back, how Kara DioGuardi offended her, Nick's lechery and why she thinks the warzone vibe of the show is counterproductive. Platinum Hit's Amber Ojeda: I Have a Personality, I Swear to God
But at worst they become counterproductive. Times, Sunday Times
Companies that are capable of billion-dollar valuations are rare, and obsessing over being such a "unicorn" startup can be counterproductive.
That said, attacking a special olympian, a wheel chair bound amputee is probably counterproductive. Archive 2008-04-01
These well-meant but counterproductive measures served mainly to misallocate the available stock of grain.
This was Prodi at his most clumsily counterproductive: the deal handbagged by Margaret Thatcher in 1984 clearly does need to be renegotiated to take account of greater UK wealth, a 25-member union and less spending on farm subsidies.
That sort of bluffing is counterproductive. continue reading ... Balkinization
For instance clinically depressed people are very lethargic and unmotivated; further sedation can therefore be counterproductive, and massage is only carried out with the approval of the patient's counsellor.
Attempting to do a lot of cardio after a hard weight training workout would be counterproductive.
The protests are counterproductive, because the right wing loves it when the left gets angry.
Standard economic theory would dismiss the effort as naive and counterproductive.
Bombing civilians in retaliation is ineffective and counterproductive.
Improved safety measures in cars can be counterproductive as they encourage people to drive faster.
In the crusade to change behaviour, scientific studies that suggest there is a genetic component to weight problems can prove counterproductive. Times, Sunday Times
Others again believe that social spending has become ineffective or even counterproductive.
My friend did not disagree with me as to the likely counterproductive effects of such a demonstration.
The term trust agent,'' the authors write, refers to company insiders who are not only fluent in the language of technology, but also adept at using social media to build credibility with the online community, where a hard-sell, product-oriented approach is often counterproductive. Boston.com Top Stories
The researchers say that this may be counterproductive with middle-aged women. Times, Sunday Times
There are compelling reasons why such a course of action would also be foolhardy and counterproductive in addition to hugely unlikely.
office politics is often counterproductive
Improved safety measures in cars can be counterproductive as they encourage people to drive faster.
There are few more enticing bolt holes to run for than the one that says that all this effort and giving is counterproductive. Times, Sunday Times
In an individual sport like tennis or golf, desperation to get results can often be counterproductive. Times, Sunday Times
That it is wrong, short-sighted and essentially counterproductive to play political games at work? Times, Sunday Times
It is also counterproductive. Exerting pressure arouses mistrust and provokes fresh attacks from the Church's critics.
Its tone belongs to the counterproductive adversarial approach of lawyers concerned with litigation.
Police clashes with crowds are already fuelling anger and a crackdown might well prove counterproductive. Times, Sunday Times
Egged on by fremescence around the globe, decisions aimed at reducing international trade will have, as they did in the 1930s, counterproductive results. Charlottesville Blogs
Another practical problem is that the use of quantitative measures can skew employee behaviors in counterproductive ways. Human Resource Management in Government
The dole, in other words, was counterproductive; it tended to “impair that anxiety for a livelihood which is almost instinctive”; giving out money could “relax individual exertion by unnerving the arm of industry.” A History of American Law
There can be no ingestion of refined or artificial sugar for obvious reasons - it's just counterproductive.
There are few more enticing bolt holes to run for than the one that says that all this effort and giving is counterproductive. Times, Sunday Times
As might have been expected by anybody outside the blinkered world of health promotion, moralistic anti-smoking propaganda directed at adolescents has proved counterproductive.
The results can be tasteless, offensive, adolescent, and often counterproductive.
Keeping a player against his will is simply counterproductive.
My conclusion is that a well - meaning environmentalist will make counterproductive decisions several times a day.
On the contrary, to disinvite the president would be counterproductive. Times, Sunday Times
Although bone sequestra and abscess are treated surgically, further extension of the operation may be counterproductive because it may expose healthy bone to the infection.
MacMahon, and J. L. Starkes, When paying attention becomes counterproductive: Impact of divided versus skill-focused attention on novice and experienced performance of sensorimotor skills. Choke
That precedent will be both dangerous and counterproductive in the long run.
It betrayed a naivety that proved counterproductive. Times, Sunday Times
However, it has led to a collapse in private savings because today's workers are afraid that stashing cash away for old age will prove counterproductive, simply disqualifying them from benefits.
From the standpoint of global food prices and long-term agricultural development such actions may be counterproductive, but politically they are proving irresistible, particularly to countries in the Middle East that are concerned about popular uprisings. Robert Walker: A Global Food Fight
Probation officers said naming and shaming offenders was counterproductive and would lead to more re-offending.
The unnatural construction of these molded seats is counterproductive to scooting up close to someone and pitching woo, which is of course where the love seat got its name. Sufficient Grace
The whole issue of walls has proven to be counterproductive. Times, Sunday Times
This overenthusiasm for wilderness prodigals is counterproductive and helps foster a misleading sense of ideological purity in environmental politics that is not supported by the historical record.
Partisan politics is often an obstruction to good government . Office politics are often debilitating and counterproductive.
Then there's the idea of disembodied breasts fighting each other ( "My ta-tas could beat up your ta-tas") which not only pointlessly brings up violence (this time woman v. woman or breast v. breast) but seems counterproductive to the idea of breast cancer research. Feminist blogs
It is obviously counterproductive to treat workers like idiots to protect against those few who are.
Some of the ingredients in popular over-the-counter cold remedies may actually be counterproductive.
Although it might make good headlines, scientific scaremongering is seriously counterproductive.
As Hickey noted, peasants have many methods of passive and active resistance, and force is often counterproductive as a motivator.
Why not just say that racism is stupid, counterproductive and morally wrong?
We hope he would navigate between the amoral realism of some in his party and the counterproductive cocksureness of the current administration, especially in its first term. Not in My Backyard
But going beyond what is reasonable and fair in hope of compromise is simply counterproductive.
Bernanke slammed Beijing's anti-inflation efforts as "counterproductive". US Fed Chief Says China Monetary Policy 'Counterproductive'
This multi-disciplinary study concludes that climate alarmism is unwarranted and counterproductive for the developed world and particularly for the world's energy poor.
More radical action - warning labels on food or even outright bans - would probably be counterproductive.
The finish was a letdown and it's totally counterproductive to put Shawn over ANYONE at this point, but Shawn adjusted his style and put forth a much more solid, non-garbagy effort than he did with HHH. Scott's Blog of Doom
Indeed, it may be counterproductive to put compost into the planting hole. Times, Sunday Times
The tragedy of all this is how counterproductive it now seems. The Times Literary Supplement
Or, rather, undertaking fiscal initiatives that the monetary authorities oppose is likely to be directly counterproductive. Matthew Yglesias » Why A Much Bigger Stimulus Won’t Work
Improving that which you intend to destroy is counterproductive and wastes resources. The Volokh Conspiracy » How to “Kill the Bill”
It would be hard to design a more counterproductive, nearsighted foreign policy.
We feel that operating a low-cost airline under the Air France brand would be counterproductive, as it would pull the brand down-market. Air France-KLM Expects Deep Loss
Second, these attacks will prove woefully counterproductive for the terrorists.
Trying to give credence to the notion that it was somehow a success seems as counterproductive as it is wrong.
The risk is that such confidence proves counterproductive. Times, Sunday Times
Yahoo responded with a letter of its own in which it called his ultimatum "counterproductive. Yahoo Continues to Weigh Tie-Up Prospects
There are few more enticing bolt holes to run for than the one that says that all this effort and giving is counterproductive. Times, Sunday Times
I love George and wish him well, but the shotgun approach strikes me as counterproductive.
Euro land is sputtering because its anti-Keynesian fiscal and monetary stance is uncalled for and counterproductive.
It should not surprise the astute reader that certain individuals at Brilliant University want to boost their image by bragging about their Big Papers, even though bragging is typically unnecessary (not to mention counterproductive). You Are what you Publish
March 22nd, 2010 at 7: 31 pm tombaker says: perserverance can be admirable. intransigence is counterproductive (and irritating). Think Progress » Democratic Offices Vandalized In Days Surrounding Health Care Vote
In recent years, both councils have descended into counterproductive bickering and backbiting far too often.
“I wish that FDL agreed with me and Chait and Paul Krugman and the SEIU and the NAACP about health care rather than taking its counterproductive dead-ender stance.” Matthew Yglesias » How Many Divisions Has Jane Hamsher?
This is a false and counterproductive approach; it is to true open-mindedness what glib moral relativism is to genuine tolerance.
What can be the explanation for this odd insistence on counterproductive policy?
But the counterproductive nature of this policy gesture can not escape attention.
As a political matter, it seems highly counterproductive for them to ask for more.
Moreover, the ban on ransoms may actually be counterproductive. Times, Sunday Times
The idea of providing black students with ‘role models’ is counterproductive because it insinuates the notion that you can be inspired only by people who look like you.
This was interpreted by most as a reality check, a warning that to play hardball with the contractors could be counterproductive.
February 19th, 2010 at 1: 37 pm undertaking fiscal initiatives that the monetary authorities oppose is likely to be directly counterproductive. Matthew Yglesias » Why A Much Bigger Stimulus Won’t Work
I wish that FDL agreed with me and Chait and Paul Krugman and the SEIU and the NAACP about health care rather than taking its counterproductive dead-ender stance. Matthew Yglesias » How Many Divisions Has Jane Hamsher?
It is full of law changes that proved wildly counterproductive. Times, Sunday Times
For such creatures, speed is not important - indeed it is counterproductive.
Improved safety measures in cars can be counterproductive as they encourage people to drive faster.
Ignorance perverts people and leads to wasted, counterproductive lives.
When you see counterproductive, invasive, or just plain stupid security, don't let it slip by.
He was the first to argue that the reparations demanded of Germany would be counterproductive to the regeneration of Europe. Sources of the West: Readings in Western Civilization, Volume 1: From the Beginning to 1715
But if our military is the only guarantor against a total breakdown how can its presence be counterproductive?
Don't try to impose yourself, because that is counterproductive.
Such knee-jerk negativity is both premature and counterproductive.
Moreover, strike action could be counterproductive.
This siege has proven that it is not only counterproductive, it is dangerous.
Congressthat couldbe canceled or weakened through a "trigger" mechanism that would weaken and delay the "Public Option Plan" "in it's entirety" for many years to come that in the interim should be considered as being meaningless, counterproductive, andalso unacceptable for those desiring Universal Health Care at the present time ... OpEdNews - Diary: Why The Public Option Plan Should Be The First Segment of any Health Care Bill
When I suggested that oversized shirts were therefore counterproductive, he shut me up with a reminder of my previous bad taste.
Perhaps Wood insists on finding such an explicit blueprint for Christian life in Tolkien's book because his primary intention is catechetical, but I suspect such an approach is counterproductive even in this sphere.
He condemned what he described as "unjustified and counterproductive" efforts by the government in Buenos Aires to disrupt shipping links to the islands. The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
In any case, ostentatious secrecy can often be counterproductive. Times, Sunday Times
Improved safety measures in cars can be counterproductive as they encourage people to drive faster.
Child experts fear the Executive's plans may prove counterproductive.
Perhaps both sides can agree it would be an unalloyed positive if the BHA targeted counterproductive, mechanical and needless whip use – those who habitually reach for the whip as first resort or carry on using it beyond the point of constructiveness. In a weighing room not so far, far away – it's whip wars
With hindsight, maybe that was counterproductive. Times, Sunday Times
Moreover, any attempt to pin down precisely the behavior of 200 these tiny things turns out strangely counterproductive.
But government raids on house churches have proved somewhat counterproductive. Times, Sunday Times
The new legislative proposal would be counterproductive.
Any warning system that breeds confusion is going to be counterproductive.
Resistance to its study and application to our operations is counterproductive.
Imposing new taxes on them is counterproductive, if one of your goals is job creation.
There is concern that such incidents may prove counterproductive. Times, Sunday Times
But hypersensitivity about colour or religious affiliation can be counterproductive.
The bill is not the best means of maximising the contribution universities can make, and may indeed be counterproductive, causing mistrust and alienation. Times, Sunday Times
Curtailing all shopping and financially lucrative opportunities would be obviously counterproductive.
Be careful of any fish oil that smells/tastes rancid and it goes bad very fast and then produces free radicals up the wazoo, which is very counterproductive if you're taking these things for your health! Archive 2006-07-01
If you stay too long in this gray area, it becomes counterproductive. Christianity Today
I can't see how implementation of their policy can be other than counterproductive for Australia.
There are few more enticing bolt holes to run for than the one that says that all this effort and giving is counterproductive. Times, Sunday Times
Some have warned that labelling children in this way can be counterproductive, perhaps proving to be a self-fulfilling prophecy.
For such creatures, speed is not important - indeed it is counterproductive.
Stephanie was exhausted and angry, after two hours of counterproductive debriefing when all she wanted was to go to sleep. CHAMELEON
Perhaps both sides can agree it would be an unalloyed positive if the BHA targeted counterproductive, mechanical and needless whip use – those who habitually reach for the whip as first resort or carry on using it beyond the point of constructiveness. In a weighing room not so far, far away – it's whip wars
In reality, as the conflict in Bosnia cruelly showed, neutrality can become discreditable as well as counterproductive.
Prisoners who are placed in segregation as a form of punishment could also be denied visits from family and friends under the federal anti-crime bill, a measure the Canadian Bar Association calls "mean-spirited" and counterproductive. The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed
Arizona SB 1070 is a lesson in shortsighted and counterproductive lawmaking, with potentially devastating effects for the state's communities. Irasema Garza: Arizona Law Compounds Immigrant Women's Vulnerability
I took the effort when my wife was pregnant to read the actual studies on the efficacy of uniquely American meshugas, like routinely using an EFM, and can confidently say that some of our practices either have no medical justification, and of those some are actually counterproductive. The Volokh Conspiracy » Someone’s Been Watching Too Many Old Sitcoms:

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