Elimination of high-cost or unproductive industries. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The talks between labor and management were unproductive. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
You see, she made her own living before she married me and she's got no use for what she calls the unproductive consumer. From Wordnik.com. [The Comings of Cousin Ann] Reference
It distorts education policy in unproductive ways. From Wordnik.com. [A Matter of Degrees] Reference
"unproductive" - evicted from the country's two main cities to the economically backward north. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
We came to the conclusion that would be unrealistic and in the long term unproductive, "he told Media. From Wordnik.com. [AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories] Reference
Why, then, should it be called unproductive when such secondary labor is performed by particular persons?. From Wordnik.com. [System der volkswirthschaft. English] Reference
You've got to take good cash, productive cash, and put it to so-called unproductive use by paying down liabilities. From Wordnik.com. [Transcript: 2010 Outlook] Reference
"My joke is I had this studio with incredibly good reception and it ruined everything," Ms. Homes says, recalling her unproductive sojourn. From Wordnik.com. [Retreats Surrender to Wi-Fi] Reference
It wasn't any more "unproductive" than, say, your comment. From Wordnik.com. [Why Are Moderate Senate Dems Reluctant To Back Short-Term Iraq War Funding Option?] Reference
Housing is one kind of unproductive, but gold is entirely worse. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Why a Housing Bubble?] Reference
I find they know they are 'unproductive' and this has a morale consequence. From Wordnik.com. [Tony Blair: The Next Labour Prime Minister?] Reference
This is the kind of unproductive entrepreneurship that is proliferating in Orissa. From Wordnik.com. [Unproductive entrepreneurship in Orissa] Reference
I do not want to engage in an exercise that reflects that kind of unproductive exchange. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 13, 2004] Reference
Whatever your problem or your employer, your comments are regularly rated as "unproductive" or "marginal". From Wordnik.com. [Clinton Camp: "Karl Rove Is Writing Senator Obama's Talking Points"] Reference
Vehement disagreement with a post at best warrants an "unproductive", unless someone is just plain insulting. From Wordnik.com. [Obama Spokesman Denies Michelle's Speech Was Attack On Hillary] Reference
Pakistan's foreign minister says the attacks are "unproductive" and that more sharing of intelligence is needed. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 13, 2008] Reference
If you try to influence the America people with this kind of unproductive views, the world is never been in peace. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
Grobler called the meeting "unproductive", saying that it failed to solve Agri SA's problems with the new legislation. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Guebuza, 61, also led an unpopular resettlement program that saw thousands of jobless people - officially called "unproductive". From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Economists and statisticians divide the labour market into three: the employed, the unemployed and the economically 'unproductive'. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-08-01] Reference
Yes, it feels "unproductive" to prepare and set up a system. From Wordnik.com. [Purpleocity.net] Reference
Her doctors say it would be "unproductive" to continue to treat the disease. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
Her doctors said it would be "unproductive" to continue to treat the disease. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
There is nothing "unproductive" about this - it's a value-for-value exchange like any other. From Wordnik.com. [LewRockwell.com Blog] Reference
The stresses of meeting a deadline might mean there's no time for such "unproductive" activity. From Wordnik.com. [BNET Articles] Reference
Is it because of 'unproductive' government policies or an unpredictable law and order situation?. From Wordnik.com. [rediff.com] Reference
Mr Lavrov declared sanctions "unproductive" but added last week that they could be unavoidable in some cases. From Wordnik.com. [The BEING HAD Times] Reference
Scaife ... later said that Starr was "unproductive" and "wasn't bright enough," both in political terms and as an investigator. From Wordnik.com. [wacotrib - Latest News Headlines] Reference
The Congo lowlands would flood the "unproductive" forests, subsequently washing away uncounted villages, species, and indigenous people. From Wordnik.com. [Damn Interesting] Reference
Pakistan's foreign minister says the drone attacks are "unproductive," and "contributing to alienation as opposed to winning people over.". From Wordnik.com. [WBAY Action 2 News] Reference
"unproductive" either too literally or too seriously, however, for Dame. From Wordnik.com. [Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania] Reference
'unproductive' workers, between the deserving and the undeserving poor. From Wordnik.com. [Red Pepper] Reference
And if more do jump in, India's fields may not be unproductive for long. From Wordnik.com. [Green Profits] Reference
The last thing a manager needs is to have a disgruntled and unproductive work force. From Wordnik.com. [Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Boss] Reference
Ideology and attachment to both ideas and individuals is unproductive and over the side. From Wordnik.com. [A Consultant Explosion] Reference
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