Meaning of contraproductive | Babel Free

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Counterproductive.

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“Underlying all this is a thread that suggests we should strive to "cooperate" with nature, and the aggression is generally contraproductive.”

“Fey is for the pompous, oversensitive, ultra-elite; and thus the limp-wristed faggoty, swishing, exhibishionistic gays that are in the extreme stereotype of lifestyle that is contraproductive to evolution, let⟳ alone society.”

“You can convert your HardDrive to FAT32 with Partition Magic 3 or higher, but FAT32 is NOT recognized by Win⟳95(a), so it is not only useless, but contraproductive, if you don't have⟳ Win⟳95B”

“The point⟳ is not that he writes about beta-version. I can stand⟳ this. The point⟳ is, that he is writing unbelievable , often contraproductive stuff about beta-versions, meanwhile he critisizes me to play⟳ with CSTal. He calls MY matches ADVERTISING and his stuff or praising religiously: information.”

“So I think⟳, that my point⟳ may have⟳ some value, because if Mat's memories consist⟳ mostly of sword-fighting experiences, and we assume⟳, that they are useful in some way, they may also be contraproductive in another way. And if they have⟳ no influence⟳ alltogether, then the claim⟳ of "Unbeka", that Mat profits from them is naught.”

“And has this American any authority to give⟳ people in Germany orders? Apart from that, isn't it rather contraproductive and immature to order⟳ such things?”

“'Contact⟳' does not mean⟳ 'forcing the horse into a frame', it means 'keeping communication open⟳ between horse and rider'. Not the rider takes the contact⟳, that would be invasive and contraproductive, the HORSE initiates it. The rider merely accepts.”

“In addition to this yesterday I heard, that your new president (I am from Germany) wants to give⟳ religious groups more influence⟳ again. This will be absolutely contraproductive in case of nudism!”

“But considering that the Jedi Order⟳ was alive and well for many generations, plus that Jedi aren't necessarily stupid enough to enforce their own⟳ extinction, they just won't make⟳ such a celibacy rule⟳. It is contraproductive, and agains everything in human (and probably lots of other species') nature, plus love⟳ is an emotion that helps the light⟳ side. So why ban it?”

“I hope⟳ that Hamas and other groups can soon be convinced that their business is contraproductive to their interests.”

“Don't get⟳ me wrong. Some regulations are probably contraproductive, but they should often not removed, but just changed.”

“I think⟳ avoiding contraproductive behavior is a good guiding principle but it may be hard to determine⟳. Sometimes one has to move⟳ out of a local maximum to find⟳ a better one but the heuristic may not always work⟳--I cannot tell⟳ if there is water over the next hill until I make⟳ the journey.”

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