The continuous and reckless use of synthetic chemicals for the control of pests which pose a threat to agricultural crops and human health is proving to be counter-productive.

为控制害虫，人们持续且不计后果地使用人工合成化学品，对农作物和人类健康造成危害，事实证明会产生相反的效果。

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Writing rules for Title VII of the law, the section on over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives, is proving devilish.

事实证明，拟写金融衍生品场外交易法规第七条法案的人，有点小恶魔的味道。

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He suggested that in their "desperation" to retain the seat, the Lib Dems had been contacting some households as many as eight times and this was proving counter-productive.

BBC: Nigel Farage with UKIP's candidate Diane James

HP, Sun Microsystems (nasdaq: SUNW - news - people ), International Business Machines (nyse: IBM - news - people ) and Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ) are desperate to counter their customers' anger and loss of faith by proving they can make computing cheaper and more efficient.

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Europe is proving what the Hoover administration already showed in the 1930s, that cutting spending in a recession is counter-productive.

CNN: Europe's pain is coming America's way