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EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A confrontation is really going to be counterproductive for everyone.
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Constant correction by a teacher is often counterproductive , as the student may become afraid to speak at all.
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Putting very young offenders in prison can be counterproductive .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Being too available can be counterproductive .
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Counterpoints may therefore be counterproductive , especially if they are obscure.
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Is it not true that giving 17-year-olds fines does not work and sending them to prison is counterproductive ?
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It would be counterproductive to do otherwise.
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This is a false and counterproductive approach; it is to true open-mindedness what glib moral relativism is to genuine tolerance.
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Thus replication begets replication, until the costs of these counterproductive activities finally bring the organization to a long-delayed breaking point.