Sentences with phrase «harmful at worst»

They turn to standalone «gray infrastructure» — massive public works made of steel and concrete, such as dams, treatment plants, and storm drain networks — with results that can be inadequate at best, harmful at worst.

However, like with violence and addiction, how microtransactions and DLC are used can be tone - deaf at best, and harmful at worst.

The following ASPCA article, re-printed here in its entirety, provides a good overview of the issues implicated by breed - specific legislation and highlights the fact that such legislation is ineffective at best and harmful at worst:

One consequence seems to have been an expectation that everything has to be shared — that having private feelings, memories, experiences is harmful at worst, not beneficial at best.

Unfortunately, there are severe measurement problems that make prior interpretations of this requirement hollow at best and harmful at worst.

Beyond basic health and safety regulations, top - down accountability measures are generally unnecessary at best and harmful at worst.

There's no way for you to know that though, which could lead to a self - administered treatment that's unwise at best, and harmful at worst.

However, once the inflammation goes away after a week or so, this treatment will be useless at best or harmful at worst.

These are unnecessary at best and downright harmful at worst.

What would you say if I said most therapies designed to reduce pain and improve posture were palliative at best, harmful at the worst, and just plain ineffective at getting to the cause of dysfunction?

Conversely, if your babies are able to latch and are able to breastfeed effectively, adding pumping to the mix (as some care providers will insist upon) is unnecessary at best and harmful at worst.

It's useless or unhelpful at best, and downright harmful at worst.

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The more it's paid by capital, the more progressive it is and the less harmful it is to the middle class; the more it's paid by labor — or, at least, labor apart from executives like the CEO — the worse a deal it is for average workers.

Overpaying may be harmful not only to the investors who will find it difficult to achieve their targeted ROI, but may also impact badly on the company itself: Many «unicorns» — who raise more and more capital at higher and higher valuations — are a great example of this, because when (and if) the time comes for their IPO, it's highly likely that they may not be able to live up to their inflated valuation.

I do nt feel that being religious is bad or harmful at all.

Just looking at the abstract of the 3rd study, all its saying is that other oils tend to have bad omega 6:3 ratios, which is already understood to be harmful.

And I certainly have no use for a general manager going on air and saying (at best) nothing useful or (at worst) something harmful to our interests.

I am hoping to have a progressive home and raise my daughter to be open and aware, but I do not think I will allow someone elses child into my home to possibly infect or abuse my daughter... He could certainly be a great guy, or he could not be... He could be a bad guy who could change my daughter by hurting her in many different ways... Sex is sex, but another human being being raised by some one you do not know could potentially be harmful... Even if I know the other childs mother or father... the other child could be not so good at heart... I will just raise my child to focus on herself and her future and her education and wants, needs, likes, and dislikes before jumping in the bed with some body who could hit her, impregnat her, or give her an STD: S

«In the short time that he has been leading the district attorney's office, Eric has addressed the concerns of the diverse immigrant communities of Brooklyn by opposing the Trump administration's harmful proposals that can, at the very least, disrupt the daily life of some Brooklynites and at worst, break up families.

At the very least, such an app could be a less harmful substitute for individuals who have compulsions that are bad for their health, he says: «For instance, we might be able to give people who pull their hair out obsessively relief from their urge by watching a video of themselves doing it instead.

The American Psychological Association has warned that it is at best useless, and at worst potentially harmful, stigmatising unchangeable sexual orientation.

Aim for a few sets (5 - 7) at a weight that really challenges you, but make sure to get help with form and training if you haven't done these before as bad form can be harmful.

Caveats: Loading up on more than 5,000 milligrams of vitamin C a day is useless at best, because your body can not absorb that much; at worst, megadosing is harmful because it can upset your stomach.

Yogurt contains probiotics, which promote good bacteria in your gut and keep harmful candida and bad bacteria at bay.

Just looking at the abstract of the 3rd study, all its saying is that other oils tend to have bad omega 6:3 ratios, which is already understood to be harmful.

Other studies have also confirmed that most drugs given to type 2 diabetics are at best worthless and at worst harmful or even deadly.

The consequences that a breach of security can cause can be disruptive, harmful to a hard earned reputation or, at worse, lead to closure of the school.

The overall unfairness of segregating pets outside the human circle may deteriorate into gross insensitivity or even a felony if they are not brought indoors: (1) when they are sick or otherwise incapacitated as listed in Table 1; (2) in bad weather such as thunderstorms, ice storms, flooding, tornadoes and life - threatening temperatures; (3) when herbicides and other harmful chemicals are being used in the yard; (4) when construction, regular services and other activities may cause the dog to escape; (5) at night.

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) agrees that punishing cats for bad behaviors is ineffective at best and harmful to your relationship with your cat at worst.

At worst, it is a potentially harmful food that can result in hypernatremia and Heinz body anemia if consumed in excess.

For most dog owners, it's not news that yearly boosters — or any boosters really — are at best unnecessary and at worst harmful.

Most dog owners don't like their dogs digging, however, and in fact, it can be a dangerous behavior especially if it leads to getting at something that could be harmful to them or worse yet, escape.

The concept of warming being harmful is based on the theory that forcings will accumulate and then as a byproduct of the warming bad things will happen such as sea level rising at an alarming rate.

It gets broader because the variability in the change of average temperature grows, but this variability can equally well be good oar bad as long as it has not been analyzed whether the warming is stronger at locations where it's beneficial or where it's harmful.

He knows to speak of climate engineering (the «chemtrails» term is harmful to the credibility of our cause) would be a very bad carreer decision at minimum.

Among other things, the authors state that [1] «scientists do not know how large the greenhouse effect is, whether it will lead to a harmful amount of global warming, or (if it will) what should be done about it» (p. 560); [2] that «profound disagreements» about global warming exist within the scientific community (p. 560); [3] that so - called «activist scientists» say that the earth's climate is warming (p. 560); [4] that «science doesn't know whether we are experiencing a dangerous level of global warming or how bad the greenhouse effect Is, if it exists at all» (p. 569); [5] and that global warming is «enmeshed in scientific uncertainty» (p. 573).

Of course, Samsung has always been good at making Android not Android (for better or worse), but when its software becomes obtrusive and harmful to Google Assistant inside an OS designed by Google, it becomes a problem.

All standards must be reviewed at least once per year, as there is a huge chance that some tech made those obsolete in the best case scenario, and just very harmful to people in the worst.»

Today, however, objective statements are seen as unnecessary at best and actively harmful to your candidacy at worst.

At worst, they are harmful.