In either case, being open and honest could definitely backfire and make your 9-to-5 pretty miserable.
Others use financial hedges, but these are pricey and can backfire if oil prices drop.
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Falling over to accommodate only Generation Y would not be the most productive way and could backfire.
An initiative intended to fight crime could backfire and lead to more of it.
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But on occasion the tactic will backfire and this was one of the occasions.
This could backfire and cause companies, hedge funds, traders and investors to move out of the Euro-FTT-zone.
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But the FMB said it feared the plans could backfire and drive the industry "further into the doldrums".
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But as I wrote earlier this week, these proposals are far from perfect and could even backfire.
Attempts to regulate or restrict the export of American biotechnology are likely to backfire and hurt American competitiveness.
Skimping on food in order to "make room" for drinks will only backfire and send you straight to the bottom of the candied nut bowl.
Indeed, tax increases generally backfire and lead to more red ink.
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Never bluff or strong arm a landlord in a negotiation as this could backfire and create tension, or worse, leave you homeless if you are negotiating a renewal.
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European Commission officials have been trying to scare the Bush administration off the idea of taking the EU moratorium to the WTO, saying that it might backfire and trigger a boycott of American foods by European consumers.
Being rigid and attempting to force others, especially creatives, into line will backfire, cause resentment and kill creativity.
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Patrick Mercer must also hope that the initiative doesn't backfire, and round on Tory MPs in marginal seats like him at the next election.
Can bragging on Facebook and other social platforms backfire?
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Social media pioneers and early adopters learned that not all conversations are equal, relevant or valuable and engaging customers in a public dialog can backfire in costly ways if organizational processes and cultures are not appropriately aligned.
And his cautious approach was to backfire as the Dutch league leaders grabbed the all-important first goal and comfortably controlled the remainder of the first half.
Refusing to enforce the laws is wrong, and one that will someday backfire on those who support these sheriffs.
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And, if needed, we have to backfire to make sure those containment lines hold so it doesn't get into more residences, and more structures, and more timberland.
These deals can backfire if "founders and top talent leave before skills are transferred to the company, " he says.
Otherwise, your financial, political, and public relations motives could ultimately backfire if your findings are unsubstantiated with careless economic impact estimation techniques.
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And engaging with people online can backfire: the British Government, who set up a Web site where the public could create petitions, were sorely embarrassed when 1.8 million people called for planned pay-as-you-drive road charges to be scrapped.
Even if Latinos succeed in making their point about this one director and this one movie, it could backfire.
Whether you are a Lakers fan or not, observe their recent catastrophic collapse and you will see lessons in leadership, team management and how the best laid plans can backfire.
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And lastly, over the objection of some in my own party when I suggested -- when we suggested it was by -- establishing by executive order a bipartisan commission to gain control of our deficits with the requirement of bringing down the deficit to 3 percent of GDP by 2015 to create some backfire to force these increasingly and still remaining difficult decisions.
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Their attacks could ultimately backfire if they undermine investor confidence and push up long-term interest rates.
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