The union said the decision was ill-thought out, insensitive to local attitudes toward firearms, and potentially counterproductive.

On the one hand, she said, the criminal prosecution of Ms. Lucas was misguided and potentially counterproductive.

Since the mayor announced the proposed policy in January, it has been criticized by many parents and researchers, who say it is overly harsh, expensive and potentially counterproductive.

To pay them in carbon credits that could be sold to offset actual emissions would be potentially counterproductive in the fight against climate change.

Not surprisingly, New York magazine staff members cringe at the owners' bottom-line imperatives, calling them misguided and potentially counterproductive.

But many experts are now saying that such an approach is not only inherently offensive but also potentially counterproductive.

The concern was that the terms might be potentially counterproductive because of their potential to further alienate Muslim audiences and that they were culturally insensitive.

That could be potentially counterproductive, Zur.

Therefore this makes the consequences of aid suspension negligible from a financial viewpoint and potentially counterproductive, as it would further impair political dialogue with the Government.

However, the article perpetuates the use of terms that are misleading and potentially counterproductive.